Re: 2.5.1-pre2 does not compile

Jens Axboe (axboe@suse.de)
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:58:50 +0100


On Tue, Nov 27 2001, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> >
> > Is there a description of the new block layer and its interface to
> > block device drivers somewhere? That would be helpful, since Ben
> > Herrenschmidt and I are going to have to convert several
> > powermac-specific drivers.
>
> Jens has something written up, which he sent to me as an introduction to
> the patch. I'll send that out unless he does a cleaned-up version, but I'd
> actually prefer for him to do the sending. Jens?

No problem, I'll clean it up and send it out. I also planned on doing a
specific guide to converting drivers to exploit the new features.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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