Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753236AbaGJKHY (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:07:24 -0400 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([198.137.202.9]:57514 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751942AbaGJKHW (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:07:22 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:07:19 -0700 From: "hch@infradead.org" To: KY Srinivasan Cc: James Bottomley , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "mkp@mkp.net" , "hch@infradead.org" , "devel@linuxdriverproject.org" , "apw@canonical.com" , "stable@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org" , "ohering@suse.com" , "jasowang@redhat.com" Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] Drivers: scsi: storvsc: Filter WRITE_SAME_16 Message-ID: <20140710100719.GA1151@infradead.org> References: <1404866789-26910-1-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> <1404866812-26950-1-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> <1404866812-26950-4-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> <20140709084300.GD6012@infradead.org> <1404935792.2184.5.camel@dabdike.int.hansenpartnership.com> <2f3ae589e6f149acbe4c5dd79f905971@BY2PR03MB299.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> <1404944843.2184.8.camel@dabdike.int.hansenpartnership.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by bombadil.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 10:36:26PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote: > Ok; I am concerned about older kernels that do not have no_write_same flag. > I suppose I can work directly with these Distros and give them a choice: either implement > the no_write_same flag or filter the command in our driver. I will not include this patch when Exactly. In general they should be interested in the flag as various raid controllers react badly to it as well. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/