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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] io_uring: add support for zone-append
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On Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 06:08:12PM +0200, Javier Gonz?lez wrote:
> > I just wanted to get clarification there, because to me it sounded like
> > you expected Kanchan to do it, and Kanchan assuming it "was sorted". I'd
> > consider that a prerequisite for the append series as far as io_uring is
> > concerned, hence _someone_ needs to actually do it ;-)

I don't know that it's a prerequisite in terms of the patches actually
depend on it.  I appreciate you want it first to ensure that we don't bloat
the kiocb.

> I believe Kanchan meant that now the trade-off we were asking to clear out is sorted. 
> 
> We will send a new version shortly for the current functionality - we can see what we are missing on when the uring interface is clear. 

I've started work on a patch series for this.  Mostly just waiting for
compilation now ... should be done in the next few hours.