linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/14] block: kill rq->data

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:42:33 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bzolnier@...il.com
CC:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/14] block: kill rq->data

Tejun Heo wrote:
> Now that all block request data transfer is done via bio, rq->data
> isn't used.  Kill it.
> 
> While at it, make the roles of rq->special and buffer clear.
> 
> [ Impact: drop now unncessary field from struct request ]

Subject line was wrong.  It should have been "block: kill rq->data".
Git tree updated accordingly.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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