linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/10] ide-tape: don't initialize rq->sector for rw requests

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:14:38 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/10] ide-tape: don't initialize rq->sector for rw
	requests

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 06:13:40PM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
> rq->sector is set to the tape->first_frame but it's never actually
> used and not even in the correct unit (512 byte sectors).  Don't set
> it.
> 
> [ Impact: cleanup ]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.
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