Re: [RFCv7 PATCH 0/4] Add poll_requested_events() function.

2012-02-03 Thread Hans Verkuil
On Thursday, February 02, 2012 23:48:23 Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:26:53 +0100 > Hans Verkuil wrote: > > > The first version of this patch was posted July 1st, 2011. I really hope > > that > > it won't take another six months to get a review from a fs developer. As > > this >

Re: [RFCv7 PATCH 0/4] Add poll_requested_events() function.

2012-02-02 Thread Enke Chen
Hi, folks: I would like to voice my support for Hans' patch. 1) The functionality provided by this patch is needed. I have been involved in an app that implements a use-land sockets (using FUSE). Passing the accurate poll events is essential in the app. We have been using a local patch that

Re: [RFCv7 PATCH 0/4] Add poll_requested_events() function.

2012-02-02 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:26:53 +0100 Hans Verkuil wrote: > The first version of this patch was posted July 1st, 2011. I really hope that > it won't take another six months to get a review from a fs developer. As this > LWN article (http://lwn.net/Articles/450658/) said: 'There has been little > dis

[RFCv7 PATCH 0/4] Add poll_requested_events() function.

2012-02-02 Thread Hans Verkuil
Hi all, This is the seventh version of this patch series (the fifth and sixth where never posted and where internal iterations only). Al Viro had concerns about silent API changes. I have made an extensive analysis of that in my comments in patch 2/4. This patch series is rebased to v3.3-rc2. Th