linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Move BTRFS RCU string to common library

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Message-ID: <20140919160555.GD4723@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:05:55 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Chris Mason <clm@...com>
Cc:	Omar Sandoval <osandov@...ndov.com>, Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Move BTRFS RCU string to common library

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:47:53AM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
> 
> 
> On 09/19/2014 11:45 AM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 02:01:28AM -0700, Omar Sandoval wrote:
> >> This patch series moves the generic RCU string library used internally by BTRFS
> >> to be accessible by anyone. It provides printk_in_rcu and
> >> printk_ratelimited_in_rcu to print these strings. In order to avoid a weird
> >> inconsistency between the two, the first patch fixes printk_ratelimited so it
> >> passes on the return value from printk.
> >>
> >> The second patch actually moves the RCU string library. Version 2 passes on the
> >> return values from printk{,_ratelimited} and fixes some style issues.
> >>
> >> Omar Sandoval (2):
> > 
> > For the series:
> > 
> > Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Fine by me too, Paul, do you want to merge it in?

I would be happy to.

Are you thinking in terms of 3.18 or 3.19?  These look OK either way, but
thought I should check.

							Thanx, Paul

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