On 09/03/2010 12:29 PM, Tejun Heo wrote: > Hello, > > This patchset is combination of the following two patchsets. > > [1] block, fs: replace HARDBARRIER with FLUSH/FUA > [2] block, dm: finish REQ_FLUSH/FUA conversion, take#2 > > Changes from the previous postings are > > * Rebased on top of v2.6.36-rc3. > > * 0010-block-implement-REQ_FLUSH-FUA-based-interface-for-FL.patch > description updated to include why special -EOPNOTSUPP handling is > no longer necessary as suggested by Mike Snitzer. > > * 0025-dm-relax-ordering-of-bio-based-flush-implementation.patch > description updated to include why flush_error and special error > handling logic are no longer necessary as suggested by Mike > Snitzer. > > * 0013-block-initialize-flush-request-with-WRITE_FLUSH-inst.patch and > 0014-block-kick-queue-after-sequencing-REQ_FLUSH-FUA.patch added. > These fixes aren't strictly required by the current users but remove > fishy corner cases. > > * 0015-block-make-sure-FSEQ_DATA-request-has-the-same-rq_di.patch > added. This is needed to make requested based dm work. > > * 0026-dm-fix-locking-context-in-queue_io.patch added. This fixes > locking context problem introduced by > 0025-dm-relax-ordering-of-bio-based-flush-implementation.patch. > > * Tested/Reviewed-by's added and patches reordered such that block > layer conversion comes first followed by block driver conversions, > filesystem conversions and then finally removal of deprecate stuff. > > I think the patchset is mostly ready now although I would love to have > acked/reviewd-by's on bio-based dm conversion patches. Jens, > Christoph, how do you guys wanna steer these patches? I think it > would be best to go through the block tree but splitting parts and > doing cross tree pull/merges should be doable too. Since the core changes are block churn, it would probably be sanest to pull everything in there. Core into for-2.6.37/core, then have for-2.6.37/fs and 2.6.37/drivers on top of that. -- Jens Axboe -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
