Re: [PATCH 4/8] block: convert IDE to use blk_kmap helpers

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On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 10:10:59AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Russell King wrote:
> > Linus - can we merge Tejun's patches so that we have an IDE subsystem
> > which works on ARM platforms please?  If James wants to come up with
> > another solution later on, I'm sure we can transition all drivers
> > over to that new solution once we know what it is.  Until then, can
> > we please fix the bug?
> 
> I'm assuming this isn't a regression, and that it's just been that way 
> forever. If so, I'm going to vote for it being merged after 2.6.16 is out. 
> We don't need more new stuff, and I think PXA users can either apply the 
> patches themselves, or wait a few weeks more..
> 
> But if this is actually a regression from 2.6.15, I want to know more 
> about it.

It's a long standing bug, so given that it can wait for post 2.6.16.
I just didn't want to have this situation continuing indefinitely.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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