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Date:   Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:08:54 -0400
From:   Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] bio iter improvements
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On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 08:59:51AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 11:47:02AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > Yeah, you're not trying to advance the discussion here, you're just
> > restating your original position. I heard you, and I responded.
> 
> Hi Kent,
> 
> it might sound unusual to you, but yes, sometimes people ask questions
> to advance "the discussion" or to try to find out what someone else is
> actuall trying to do because it wasn't obvious.  It then greatly
> helps if you treat it as just a question and not a personal attack.

"Asking the question", when the question is basic and already been
discussed/responded to, can also be a form of obtuse trolling.