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DateFri, 5 Jan 2007 11:58:42 +0530
FromSuparna Bhattacharya <>
SubjectRe: [PATCHSET 1][PATCH 0/6] Filesystem AIO read/write
On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 09:02:42AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 10:26:21 +0530
> Suparna Bhattacharya <suparna@in.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 02:15:56PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:53:08 +0530
> > > Suparna Bhattacharya <suparna@in.ibm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > This patchset implements changes to make filesystem AIO read
> > > > and write asynchronous for the non O_DIRECT case.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately the unplugging changes in Jen's block tree have trashed these
> > > patches to a degree that I'm not confident in my repair attempts. So I'll
> > > drop the fasio patches from -mm.
> >
> > I took a quick look and the conflicts seem pretty minor to me, the unplugging
> > changes mostly touch nearby code.
>
> Well... the conflicts (both mechanical and conceptual) are such that a
> round of retesting is needed.
>
> > Please let know how you want this fixed up.
> >
> > >From what I can tell the comments in the unplug patches seem to say that
> > it needs more work and testing, so perhaps a separate fixup patch may be
> > a better idea rather than make the fsaio patchset dependent on this.
>
> Patches against next -mm would be appreciated, please. Sorry about that.
>
> I _assume_ Jens is targetting 2.6.21?

When is the next -mm likely to be out ?

I was considering regenerating the blk unplug patches against the
fsaio changes instead of the other way around, if Jens were willing to accept
that. But if the next -mm is just around the corner then its not an issue.

Regards
Suparna

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Suparna Bhattacharya (suparna@in.ibm.com)
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