From: "Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" <Mike.Miller@hp.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
CC: "jens.axboe@oracle.com" <jens.axboe@oracle.com>,
       "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:32:22 +0000
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] cciss: fix sysfs broken symlink regression
Thread-Topic: [PATCH 1/2] cciss: fix sysfs broken symlink regression
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Morton [mailto:akpm@linux-foundation.org]
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:30 PM
> To: Miller, Mike (OS Dev)
> Cc: jens.axboe@oracle.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cciss: fix sysfs broken symlink regression
>
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:36 -0500
> Mike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com> wrote:
>
> > Patch 1 of 2
> >
> > Regression introduced by commit
> 6ae5ce8e8d4de666f31286808d2285aa6a50fa40.
> > This patch fixes a broken symlink in sysfs that was
> introduced by the
> > above commit also called "cciss: remove redundant code." We
> broke it
> > in 2.6.27-rc on or about 20080804. Some installers are
> broken if this
> > symlink does not exist and they may not detect the logical drives
> > configured on the controller.
> > It does not require being backported into 2.6.26.x or
> earlier kernels.
>
> OK, thanks, I tagged it for 2.6.27.x.
>
> > Please consider this for inclusion.
> >
> > Andrew, do I need to resubmit 2 of 2? Or is that one still
> in your queue?
> >
>
> What's 2 of 2?
>
> cciss patches which I presently have queued are:
>
> cciss-fix-regression-firmware-not-displayed-in-procfs-again-an
d-again.patch

This is patch 2 of 2.

> cciss-new-hardware-support.patch
> cciss-fix-sysfs-broken-symlink-regression.patch
>
>
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