Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [GIT PULL] vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 | From | Rafał Miłecki <> | Date | Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:59:19 +0200 |
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On 14.07.2021 16:51, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 12:50:08PM +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote: >> Hi Alexander, >> >> On 13.07.2021 22:14, Al Viro wrote: >>> To elaborate a bit - there's one case when I want it to go through >>> vfs.git, and that's when there's an interference between something >>> going on in vfs.git and the work done in filesystem. Other than >>> that, I'm perfectly fine with maintainer sending pull request directly >>> to Linus (provided that I hadn't spotted something obviously wrong >>> in the series, of course, but that's not "I want it to go through >>> vfs.git" - that's "I don't want it in mainline until such and such >>> bug is resolved"). >> >> let me take this opportunity to ask about another filesystem. >> >> Would you advise to send pull req for the fs/ntfs3 directly to Linus? >> >> That is a pending filesystem that happens to be highly expected by many >> Linux focused communities. >> >> >> Paragon Software GmbH proved it's commitment by sending as many as 26 >> versions on it's patchset. The last set was send early April: >> >> [PATCH v26 00/10] NTFS read-write driver GPL implementation by Paragon Software >> https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=161738417018673&q=mbox >> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fsdevel/list/?series=460291 >> >> >> I'd say there weren't any serious issues raised since then. >> >> One Tested-by, one maintenance question, one remainder, one clang-12 >> issue [0] [1]. >> >> It seems this filesystem only needs: >> 1. [Requirement] Adjusting to the meanwhile changed iov API [2] >> 2. [Clean up] Using fs/iomap/ helpers [3] > > Why haven't those things been done and the patches resubmitted for > review? Nothing we can do from our side when the developers don't want > to submit a new series, right?
The real issue (broken compilation) has been pointed out 2 days ago and is a result of a more recent commit. For months filesystem could be pushed but it wasn't for unknown reason.
As for fs/iomap/ helpers it's unclear to me if that is really required or could be worked on later as a clean up. Darrick joked his opinion on using those helper is biased.
In short I'd say: missing feedback.
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