Re: [GIT PULL] block bits for 2.6.30-rc3

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Thu Apr 23 2009 - 07:39:21 EST


On Thu, Apr 23 2009, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz (1):
>> block: enable by default support for large devices and files on 32-bit archs
>
> Although I strongly support this change -- is this really appropriate
> for -rc3?
>
> I know it's only a one-line Kconfig change, but still... this does not
> seem to fall into the category of "regression fix."

It was sitting for about a month before being included, but yes it is
probably something that should have gone in before -rc1. I'll defer to
Linus, I can easily postpone it to 2.6.31-rc1 it need be.

--
Jens Axboe

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