linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] devcoredump: add scatterlist support

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Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:22:13 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aviya.erenfeld@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] devcoredump: add scatterlist support

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:59:31AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Aviya Erenfeld <aviya.erenfeld@...el.com>
> 
> Add scatterlist support (dev_coredumpsg) to allow drivers to avoid
> vmalloc() like dev_coredumpm(), while also avoiding the module
> reference that the latter function requires.
> 
> This internally uses dev_coredumpm() with function inside the
> devcoredump module, requiring removing the const
> (which touches the driver using it.)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aviya Erenfeld <aviya.erenfeld@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> ---
> Greg, can you take this patch through the driver tree?

Sure, will do so.

thanks,

greg k-h