linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] v2: block subsystem refcounter conversions

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Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2017 06:56:51 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, james.bottomley@...senpartnership.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp, mingo@...hat.com, clm@...com,
        jbacik@...com, dsterba@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] v2: block subsystem refcounter conversions


All the objections from DaveM on the amount of cycles spent on the
new refcount_t apply to the block layer fast path operations as well.

Please don't send any more conversions until those have been resolved.