Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757397AbXJ3TOY (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:14:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757215AbXJ3TOI (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:14:08 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:37707 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757185AbXJ3TOH (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:14:07 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:11:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds To: Zach Brown cc: Karl Schendel , Benjamin LaHaise , Andrew Morton , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Nick Piggin , Chris Mason Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix bad data from non-direct-io read after direct-io write In-Reply-To: <47277BDA.6070702@oracle.com> Message-ID: References: <47225835.4050309@datallegro.com> <47226A75.1020008@oracle.com> <47227015.6060708@oracle.com> <47227813.7040604@datallegro.com> <47277BDA.6070702@oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1050 Lines: 29 On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Zach Brown wrote: > > OK, I tested and verified Karl's fix and wrote some commentary around it. Thanks, will apply. > (Would a aio-dio git repo on kernel.org for these kind of fixes be well > received?) If it's one of these "in a blue moon" things I don't think it matters. Whatever is easier. In general, patches have lots of advantages: (a) you can apply it regardless of version, and (b) pushing the email containing them back and forth with commentary etc is very powerful. So I would generally see git as a "maintainer handling issue", not a "these kinds of fixes" issue. Git doesn't obviate the need for having people look at patches (and that implies sending them out). But git _is_ a good way to push the finished product out, if it's a recurring thing. Linus - 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/