Re: [PATCH v3 part1 1/4] sg_io: pass request_queue to blk_verify_command

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On Fri, 2013-05-24 at 09:43 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 24/05/2013 09:36, James Bottomley ha scritto:
> > On Thu, 2013-05-23 at 15:58 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> >> Adjust the blk_verify_command function to let it look at per-queue
> >> data.  This will be done in the next patch.
> > 
> > This is not a bug fix.  This is an enabler for your complex and to my
> > mind dubious rework of the SG_IO command filter.  I'm running out of
> > ways to say please don't mix bug fixes with features, because this
> > redesignating of the original patch set as part 1 and parts 2,3 doesn't
> > satisfy the requirement.
> 
> I made it part 1/2/3 because parts 2/3 depend on part 1.  It makes
> dependency tracking easier, at least in my mind.
> 
> If you have another solution that does not require passing request_queue
> to blk_verify_command, I'm all ears.

That's a circular response that doesn't answer the question.  The actual
question is: what is simple fix for the bug that isn't entangled with
enabling the SG_IO per device type whitelist feature.

> > Does anyone in the real world actually care about this bug?
> 
> Yes, or I would move on and not waste so much time on this.

Fine, so produce a simple fix for this bug which we can discuss that's
not tied to this feature.

James


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