Re: io_request_lock/queue_lock patch

Jonathan Lahr (lahr@us.ibm.com)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 16:07:08 -0700


Is there an estimate on when the 2.5 i/o subsystem will be released?

Jonathan

Eric Youngdale [eric@andante.org] wrote:
> I am afraid I would have to agree with Gérard. We were planning on
> cleaning this mess up in the 2.5 kernel, and my inclination would be to
> leave this alone until then.
>
> -Eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gérard Roudier" <groudier@free.fr>
> To: "Jonathan Lahr" <lahr@us.ibm.com>
> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: io_request_lock/queue_lock patch
>
>
> >
> > Here are my welcome comments. :)
> >
> > In my opinion, it would well be a miracle if your patch does not introduce
> > new race conditions, at least for drivers that still use the old scsi done
> > method.
> >
> > Gérard.
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