Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: usb-storage not suitable for swapping

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!


> > These are usb_control_message() and usb_clear_halt(). I was thinking
> > of doing a version for block devices that uses NOIO. Thus compatibility is 
> > maintained in 2.4 and in 2.5 we'd merge and add another parameter to the call.
> 
> What did you think of Alan's notion of basically wrapping this
> option up as a device flag rather than a per-request flag, at
> least as a near term solution?
> 
> Long term I think per-request options here are essential.
> Near term, flagging this at the device level may well be
> the least invasive solution.

Why? I think that either whole device needs GFP_NOIO or whole device can live
with GFP_KERNEL, but I can't imagine a device where aprt needs GFP_NOIO and
part does not...
                                                                Pavel
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