The patch titled Subject: aoe: update documentation with new URL and VM settings reference has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Ed Cashin <ecashin@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: aoe: update documentation with new URL and VM settings reference The old area has a new URL. Also, now that the driver can perform better, it is worth mentioning the VM settings that help aoe to sink dirty pages out early, avoiding unecessary memory pressure when much I/O is going on. Signed-off-by: Ed Cashin <ecashin@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt | 9 ++++++--- MAINTAINERS | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt~aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt --- a/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt~aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference +++ a/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ -The EtherDrive (R) HOWTO for users of 2.6 kernels is found at ... +The EtherDrive (R) HOWTO for 2.6 and 3.x kernels is found at ... - http://www.coraid.com/SUPPORT/EtherDrive-HBA + http://support.coraid.com/support/linux/EtherDrive-2.6-HOWTO.html - It has many tips and hints! +It has many tips and hints! Please see, especially, recommended +tunings for virtual memory: + + http://support.coraid.com/support/linux/EtherDrive-2.6-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.19 The aoetools are userland programs that are designed to work with this driver. The aoetools are on sourceforge. diff -puN MAINTAINERS~aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference MAINTAINERS --- a/MAINTAINERS~aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference +++ a/MAINTAINERS @@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ F: include/linux/i2c/at24.h ATA OVER ETHERNET (AOE) DRIVER M: "Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@xxxxxxxxxx> -W: http://www.coraid.com/support/linux +W: http://support.coraid.com/support/linux S: Supported F: Documentation/aoe/ F: drivers/block/aoe/ _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from ecashin@xxxxxxxxxx are aoe-for-performance-support-larger-packet-payloads.patch aoe-kernel-thread-handles-i-o-completions-for-simple-locking.patch aoe-become-i-o-request-queue-handler-for-increased-user-control.patch aoe-use-a-kernel-thread-for-transmissions.patch aoe-use-packets-that-work-with-the-smallest-mtu-local-interface.patch aoe-failover-remote-interface-based-on-aoe_deadsecs-parameter.patch aoe-do-revalidation-steps-in-order.patch aoe-disallow-unsupported-aoe-minor-addresses.patch aoe-associate-frames-with-the-aoe-storage-target.patch aoe-increase-net_device-reference-count-while-using-it.patch aoe-remove-unused-code-and-add-cosmetic-improvements.patch aoe-update-internal-version-number-to-49.patch aoe-update-copyright-year-in-touched-files.patch aoe-update-documentation-with-new-url-and-vm-settings-reference.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html