Re: [PATCH] libata: Prepare for hard drives w/ non-512 sector sizes

[Jeff Garzik]

Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 02:47:43PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 02:59:55AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > > I checked this into libata-dev.git#sectsize and #NEXT...  comments
> > > > welcome.  It's willy's patch, cut down such that it introduces no
> > > > major behavior changes [READ CAPACITY improves slightly].
> > > Umm.  If you wanted me to split the patch up, why didn't you ask?
> > I've had trouble until recently simply getting you to post patches at 
> > all.  It was faster and simpler for me to do it myself.
>
> ?!  Are you referring to the one incident where you asked me if I had
> any patches for 2.6.30, I pointed at the TRIM patches and you quibbled
> that I hadn't reposted the updates, only a git tree?

On multiple occasions.  You're the only one I have to poke to get 
updates on pending libata patches, in some cases, patches that really 
should have gone upstream long ago.


> > > I really do think I should be credited as 'Author' here.  You credit me
> > > in the patch description, but the automated tools don't show that.
> > If that is your preference, that's fine.  I did it this way to avoid 
> > your taking the blame for anything I did, while still noting in the 
> > patch description you did the original work.
>
> Yes, that's my preference.  It's also the documented way to do things in
> SubmittingPatches.

The patch was changed from your original work, in several places.  That 
makes the issue of From header not so clear cut.  See what I said about 
blame etc. in the original email :)  If there were bugs in my changes, 
you would probably be annoyed to get bug reports about that :)

	Jeff


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