linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the nfs tree with Linus' tree

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Date:   Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:30:44 +0000
From:   Trond Myklebust <trondmy@...merspace.com>
To:     "sfr@...b.auug.org.au" <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
CC:     "linux-next@...r.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Anna.Schumaker@...app.com" <Anna.Schumaker@...app.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the nfs tree with Linus' tree

On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 11:24 +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Today's linux-next merge of the nfs tree got a conflict in:
> 
>   fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
> 
> between commit:
> 
>   21e31401fc45 ("NFS: Disable READ_PLUS by default")
> 
> from Linus' tree and commit:
> 
>   5c3485bb12c9 ("NFSv4.2/pnfs: Don't use READ_PLUS with pNFS yet")
> 
> from the nfs tree.
> 
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your
> tree
> is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any
> particularly
> complex conflicts.
> 

Thanks Stephen!

Yes, the fixes for the client side READ_PLUS code ended up being a
little more extensive than hoped for in the last week of the 2.10
cycle, hence the need for a Kconfig option to disable it. Apologies for
the extra work it caused you.

Cheers
  Trond

-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer, Hammerspace
trond.myklebust@...merspace.com