Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: replace BIO_VMERGE_BOUNDARY withBIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Oct 29 2008 - 09:04:10 EST



* Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> * Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>>>
>>>> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> * Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> does it have any dependency on:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] bio: define __BIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, they're independent. Defining __BIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE will
>>>>>> be useful for the Xen changes I need to make in the wake of
>>>>>> Tomo's patch.
>>>>>>
>>>>> ok - applied to tip/x86/xen, thanks Jeremy! (also added Jens's
>>>>> Acked-by)
>>>>>
>>>> build failure, zapped it:
>>>>
>>>> fs/bio.c: In function '__bio_add_page':
>>>> fs/bio.c:443: error: implicit declaration of function '__BIOVEC_PHYS_MERGEABLE'
>>>>
>>> What patch(es) did you apply?
>>>
>>
>> the one i replied to (2/2), and which one Jeremy said was independent
>> of 1/2. Not so much it appears.
>>
>
> Sorry, miscommunication. I meant you should apply 1/2, and drop 2/2.

uhm, 1/2 changes bio.h. I'll let both patches alone for now ;-) Please
resend once the dependencies are sorted out.

Ingo
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