linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/16] init: remove the bstat helper

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Date:   Tue, 7 Jul 2020 09:54:30 -0700
From:   Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-raid <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] init: remove the bstat helper

On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 3:34 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2020 at 04:25:41PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> > Hi Christoph,
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 5:53 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:
> > >
> > > The only caller of the bstat function becomes cleaner and simpler when
> > > open coding the function.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> >
> > Thanks for the set. md parts of the set look good to me.
> >
> > How should we route this set, as it touches multiple subsystems?
>
> Good question as there is no really applicable tree.  One option
> would the vfs tree as it toucheѕ some VFS stuff, and the follow on
> series that depends on it is all about VFS bits.  Alternatively I
> could set up a tree just for these bits.  The important bit is that
> it doesn't go into the -mm tree as the usual catchall, as I have
> more stuff that depends on it and requires a git tree.

Would this official mm tree work?

T:      git git://github.com/hnaz/linux-mm.git

If not, I am OK with either vfs tree or a dedicated tree.

Thanks,
Song