linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] lib/scatterlist: export sg_miter

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Message-ID: <CACVXFVMHsZO670rjMNcbWfutLSQv=YwkfN6_vc2WO8v2ie1t6w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 2013 10:11:21 +0800
From:	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-usb <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] lib/scatterlist: export sg_miter_skip()

On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:43:37PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
>> sg_copy_buffer() can't meet demand for some drrivers(such usb
>> mass storage), so we have to use the sg_miter_* APIs to access
>> sg buffer, then need export sg_miter_skip() for these drivers.
>>
>> The API is needed for converting to sg_miter_* APIs in USB storage
>> driver for accessing sg buffer.
>>
>> Acked-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Cc: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
>> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
>> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Thanks.

> I suppose this should go through -mm?

Last round, Andrew said it can be though whatever tree, so
given dependency reason, it is better to merge via greg's tree.

Greg, could you merge these two patches via your usb-next tree?

Thanks,
--
Ming Lei
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