linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the block tree

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wjzpt7T+iuOd9pDR4Mkb+2SCoxi3H2uL+DTGTX+Ur5cGw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:33:30 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the block tree

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 7:43 AM Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> wrote:
>
> On 7/14/22 10:10 PM, Al Viro wrote:
> >
> > I suspect that it would be a good idea to slap
> > #define no_llseek NULL
> > into include/linux/fs.h for the merge window, then remove it (and all
> > stray no_llseek initializers) at -rc1.  Linus, would you be OK with
> > that approach?
>
> Not Linus, but I think that's a good idea as it'll reduce the pain for
> any new users added in other trees.

Yeah, sounds fine to me too.

                   Linus