Date:   Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:53:03 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To:     Demi Marie Obenour <demi@invisiblethingslab.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>,
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        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] block: Support creating a struct file from a
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 02:22:39PM -0500, Demi Marie Obenour wrote:
> What do you recommend instead?  This solves a real problem for
> device-mapper users and I am not aware of a better solution.

You could start with explaining the problem and what other methods
you tried that failed.  In the end it's not my job to fix your problem.
I generally gladly help, but this kind of attitude doesn't get very
far.