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Date:	Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:03:31 +0000
From:	"Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:	"axboe@...com" <axboe@...com>,
	"snitzer@...hat.com" <snitzer@...hat.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org>,
	"agk@...hat.com" <agk@...hat.com>,
	"linux-raid@...r.kernel.org" <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	"ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com" <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	"yigal@...xistor.com" <yigal@...xistor.com>,
	"dm-devel@...hat.com" <dm-devel@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: dm stripe: add DAX support

On Tue, 2016-07-12 at 22:01 -0400, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 12 2016 at  6:22pm -0400,
> Kani, Toshimitsu <toshi.kani@....com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2016-06-24 at 14:29 -0400, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> > >  
 :
> Thanks for putting this summary together.  Unfortunately none of the DM
> changes can be queued for 4.8 until Jens takes the 2 block core patches:
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9196021/
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9196019/
> 
> Not sure what the hold up and/or issue is with them.  But I've asked
> twice (and implicilty a 3rd time here).  Hopefully they land in time for
> 4.8.

Hi Jens,

Can you take the two patches above?  These patches add QUEUE_FLAG_DAX and its
sysfs show func.  They allow device-mapper to set dax-capability based on its
configuration, and also allow user applications to check dax-capability via
sysfs.

Thanks,
-Toshi 

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