linux-kernel - Re: Persistent Reservation API

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Message-ID: <20150804175349.GA29013@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Aug 2015 13:53:49 -0400
From:	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Persistent Reservation API

On Tue, Aug 04 2015 at  3:11am -0400,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:

> This series adds support for a simplified persistent reservation API
> to the block layer.  The intent is that both in-kernel and userspace
> consumers can use the API instead of having to hand craft SCSI or NVMe
> command through the various pass through interfaces.  It also adds
> DM support as getting reservations through dm-multipath is a major
> pain with the current scheme.

The DM changes need to go through linux-dm.git.  Once the block and SCSI
bits land I'll rebase accordingly.  That cross-maintainer logisitics
aside, I'll reply with feedback on the DM patches.
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