Re: [PATCH] Block layer bug handling partial bvec

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On Sun, Jul 27 2003, Sean Estabrooks wrote:
> Previously I submitted a patch for "blk: request botched" on floppy
> write. While the patch did make the floppy work, Jens mentioned
> that an underlying error still existed. This spurred me on to look a
> little deeper and finally i found the root cause.
>
> There is a bug in "ll_rw_blk.c" handling partial bvec submissions.
> For whatever reason the floppy driver was triggering it more than
> other users. Note that with the attached patch, my previous
> floppy_ patch is no longer needed.

Good catch! Applied.

-- 
Jens Axboe
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