Re: [PATCH ] scsi-misc-2.6: File System going into read-only mode

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Penchala Narasimha Reddy Chilakala, TLS-Chennai wrote:
> Yes, you are right that the up() is used in 3 places and down_trylock,
> down_interruptible in one place each, but we need to do other changes
> like when we return a value ERESTATSYS from that particular function,
> the value will be checked in many places to take appropriate action
> and fibptr->done also checked in some other places. Considering all
> these, I mentioned that we need to modify the code in lot places.

I disagree with this analysis.  I am only talking about the type of
struct fib.event_wait which very probably should be a struct completion
or wait_queue_head_t.

> I hope you understand.

If and why you as author and submitter of the short term fix are also
interested in a real long term fix or not is _entirely_ up to you, or
anybody else who works with the aacraid driver.  If I had this hardware
myself I would send a proposed conversion patch instead of comments what
other people could do.  :-)
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