linux-kernel - Re: Linux 6.2-rc1

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Message-ID: <a5df61a3-d3d2-c0d5-37ee-d3417b53f2cf@kernel.dk>
Date:   Thu, 5 Jan 2023 08:26:45 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 6.2-rc1

On 1/5/23 4:25 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 04, 2023 at 02:43:16PM -0700, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>> The removal seems to revert cleanly, although it does require
>>> reverting a few subsequent commits too (that removed code that only
>>> pktcdvd used):
>>>
>>>     git revert db1c7d779767 85d6ce58e493 f40eb99897af
>>>
>>> where we have
>>>
>>>     db1c7d779767 block: bio_copy_data_iter
>>>     85d6ce58e493 block: remove devnode callback from struct
>>> block_device_operations
>>>     f40eb99897af pktcdvd: remove driver.
>>
>> I'll queue this up - and unless I hear valid complaints to why we should
>> not just reinstate the driver for now, it'll go out with the next pull
>> request.
> 
> If you do revert these, watch out for a build warning from the driver
> core when you revert this, I think there's a 'const' missing from
> somewhere that you might have to add back in due to other driver core
> changes.

The revert compiles cleanly, even merged with current master.

-- 
Jens Axboe