+ Paolo On Wed, 4 Sept 2024 at 15:47, Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 9/4/24 7:27 AM, Ulf Hansson wrote: > > On Tue, 3 Sept 2024 at 17:54, Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Nobody is maintaining this code, and it just falls under the umbrella > >> of block layer code. But at least mark it as such, in case anyone wants > >> to care more deeply about it and assume the responsibility of doing so. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > I haven't spoken to Paolo recently (just dropped him an email), but I > > was under the impression that he intended to keep an eye on the BFQ > > scheduler. > > But he hasn't, it's been a long time since he was involved. I've been > applying patches on an as-needed basis, but effectively nobody has > been maintaining it for probably 2 years at this point. I don't think we should expect him to do active development, but rather just to keep an eye on it from maintenance point of view. Let me try to get in contact with him for an update. > > > BTW, why didn't you cc him? > > That was an oversight, I think because I haven't seen anything from > him in a long time to assumed he was awol. I looked at the last year or so at the linux-block mailing-list and it seems most patches for bfq aren't being sent to his email. :-( Ohh well, let's see what we can do about this. Surely BFQ is being used out there, so it would really be a pity if nobody takes good care of it. Kind regards Uffe
