> -----Original Message----- > From: Williams, Dan J [mailto:dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:33 PM > To: KY Srinivasan > Cc: gregkh@xxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ohering@xxxxxxxx; > James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1][RESEND] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver > out of the staging area > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:42 PM, KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > >> Dan Williams > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:06 PM > >> To: KY Srinivasan > >> Cc: gregkh@xxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > >> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > ohering@xxxxxxxx; > >> James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > >> scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1][RESEND] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage > driver > >> out of the staging area > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM, K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> > The storage driver (storvsc_drv.c) handles all block storage devices > >> > assigned to Linux guests hosted on Hyper-V. This driver has been in the > >> > staging tree for a while and this patch moves it out of the staging area. > >> > As per Greg's recommendation, this patch makes no changes to the > staging/hv > >> > directory. Once the driver moves out of staging, we will cleanup the > >> > staging/hv directory. > >> > > >> > This patch includes all the patches that I have sent against the staging/hv > >> > tree to address the comments I have gotten to date on this storage driver. > >> > Greg has already applied all these patches to the staging tree. > >> > > >> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > --- > >> > drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 7 + > >> > drivers/scsi/Makefile | 3 + > >> > drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c | 1586 > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > 3 files changed, 1596 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > >> > create mode 100644 drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c > >> > >> Shouldn't this diffstat be something like the following? > >> > >> drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 7 + > >> drivers/scsi/Makefile | 3 + > >> drivers/{staging/hv => scsi}/storvsc_drv.c | 310 +++++++++++++++++++------ > --- > >> 3 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-) > >> rename drivers/{staging/hv => scsi}/storvsc_drv.c (87%) > > > > As per Greg's suggestion, this patch does not remove the driver from > > the staging tree. Once the driver lands in the correct directory, we will > > remove the driver from the staging directory. > > Ah, ok, so the patch can be accepted in parallel with the staging update. > > I still think it wouldn't hurt to show what: > > git diff --stat --summary -M > > ...is after the removal of the version in drivers/staging/hv/ to > quickly show that git agrees that the versions are indeed identical, > but no big deal. Once I hear from James/other scsi maintainers about their willingness to take this driver, I will send out the summary diff. Regards, K. Y _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
