linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET v2 block/for-next] writeback: prepare for cgroup writeback support

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2015 10:11:54 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz,
	hannes@...xchg.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	vgoyal@...hat.com, lizefan@...wei.com, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, mhocko@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET v2 block/for-next] writeback: prepare for cgroup
 writeback support

Hello,

On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 06:19:45AM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> This needs a rebase over my "backing_dev_info cleanups" series, which
> starts to sort out the bdi lifetime issues.  I think this series is

Shouldn't be a problem.

> fine to go over just that, but before any bigger bdi changes we'll
> also need to sort out the rest of the lifetime issues.  I have some
> WIP patches for that which I'll be able to post soon.

Sure, remaining uses should really pin everything down to the
request_queue.  That said, this patchset shouldn't affect the lifetime
management of bdi's.  Nothing spills out of bdi proper.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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