linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] direct-io: Remove unused DIO_ASYNC

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Date:   Mon, 12 Mar 2018 09:20:43 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Nikolay Borisov <nborisov@...e.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        hch@....de, rgoldwyn@...e.de, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] direct-io: Remove unused DIO_ASYNC_EXTEND flag

On 3/12/18 2:54 AM, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> 
> 
> On 23.02.2018 13:45, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
>> This flag was added by 6039257378e4 ("direct-io: add flag to allow aio
>> writes beyond i_size") to support XFS. However, with the rework of
>> XFS' DIO's path to use iomap in acdda3aae146 ("xfs: use iomap_dio_rw")
>> it became redundant. So let's remove it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nborisov@...e.com>
> 
> Jens,
> 
> On a second look I think you are the more appropriate person to take
> these patches. SO do you have any objections to merging those via the
> block tree. ( I did CC you but didn't cc linux-block).

Both look fine to me, I can add them for 4.17. Thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe