From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 05:01:27 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Merge branch 'for-4.4/reservations' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block
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Merge branch 'for-4.4/reservations' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

Pull block reservation support from Jens Axboe:
 "This adds support for persistent reservations, both at the core level,
  as well as for sd and NVMe"

[ Background from the docs: "Persistent Reservations allow restricting
  access to block devices to specific initiators in a shared storage
  setup.  All implementations are expected to ensure the reservations
  survive a power loss and cover all connections in a multi path
  environment" ]

* 'for-4.4/reservations' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block:
  NVMe: Precedence error in nvme_pr_clear()
  nvme: add missing endianess annotations in nvme_pr_command
  NVMe: Add persistent reservation ops
  sd: implement the Persistent Reservation API
  block: add an API for Persistent Reservations
  block: cleanup blkdev_ioctl
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