linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libata: revert "libata: use blk taging" et al.

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Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:59:26 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
Cc:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Tony Battersby <tonyb@...ernetics.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: revert "libata: use blk taging" et al.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 05:46:01AM -0700, Shaohua Li wrote:
> ata: Add a new flag for sas controller
> 
> Add a new flag to destinguish sas controller. sas controller has its own tag
> allocation, which doesn't directly match to ata tag. We use the new flag for
> sas ata tag allocation.

This doesn't really explain why the patch came to be.  Can you please
update it to include what broke how and got fixed?  A Fixes: tag would
be nice too.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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