linux-kernel - Re: [patch] clean up unused kiocb variables

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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:30:46 -0700
From:	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
To:	"Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>
CC:	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...l.org>,
	'Suparna Bhattacharya' <suparna@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-aio <linux-aio@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] clean up unused kiocb variables


> Let's remove them.  We can always add them back if there is a need.

Agreed, especially in this age of dynamic probing.

> Suparna wanted them around for debug purpose at one point.  I don't know
> whether that is still the case right now.  At least I can wrap it around
> with #if DEBUG.

I guess that's better than nothing.  Given the near total lack of
-EIOCBRETRY users I'm just not convinced that they're worth it.

- z
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