linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: fix __get_unaligned

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Date:   Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:41:39 -0600
From:   Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
To:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
Cc:     Alexander Lobakin <alobakin@...me>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@...dia.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: fix __get_unaligned_be48() on 32 bit
 platforms

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 02:20:47PM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 4/11/22 13:00, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > Uhm, ping?
> 
> What happened with the plan to move this function into the block layer?
> I'm asking this because if that function is moved your patch will conflict
> with the patch that moves that function.

I believe you're thinking of lower_48_bits() instead of this unaligned
accessor. It appears that patch hasn't been picked up yet though, and I am
assuming it should go through block.