linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] block: remove support for bio remapping from ->make

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Date:	Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:59:52 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] block: remove support for bio remapping from ->make_request

On 2011-09-11 16:51, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> There is very little benefit in allowing to let a ->make_request
> instance update the bios device and sector and loop around it in
> __generic_make_request when we can archive the same through calling
> generic_make_request from the driver and letting the loop in
> generic_make_request handle it.

Agree, this looks good! Will apply for 3.2.

> Note that various drivers got the return value from ->make_request and
> returned non-zero values for errors.

Hadn't noticed that, I guess the return values are easy to get wrong in
that case. Never a good sign.


-- 
Jens Axboe

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