linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/17] staging: lustre: lloop: Fix build failure on ppc64

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Message-ID: <20160410153507.GA1326@kroah.com>
Date:	Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:35:07 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	James Simmons <jsimmons@...radead.org>
Cc:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Andreas Dilger <andreas.dilger@...el.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Oleg Drokin <oleg.drokin@...el.com>,
	Lustre Development List <lustre-devel@...ts.lustre.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/17] staging: lustre: lloop: Fix build failure on ppc64

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 03:04:51PM +0100, James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > This patch was shown not to work. I just haven't removed it from opensuse yet.
> 
> Its been running in our production tree as well for some time. Guess that 
> change is a noop. In any case we have been discussing redoing the lloop 
> driver anyways. Just need to find the cycles.

Why do you need this driver?  I know Christoph has pointed out many
times that it should just be dropped as it's not needed.

And should I drop this patch from the series?

thanks,

greg k-h