Re: [GIT] IDE

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Apr 08 2010 - 14:15:47 EST


From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:02:45 -0700 (PDT)

>
>
> On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, David Miller wrote:
>>
>> 2) taskfile ops with CFQ scheduler bomb because the taskfile
>> code allocates a request then changes it's direction (e.g.
>> READ vs. WRITE) and this makes CFQ explode. Fix by allocating
>> the correct request type from the beginning. From Mikulas Patocka.
>
> Hmm. Isn't this -stable material too? At least ide-taskfile.c hasn't
> changed since 2.6.33?

Absolutely and it's in my queue of things to send to Greg KH and
co. once you suck this in.
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