linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm] [1/3] add elv_extended

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Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2006 22:45:19 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>
Cc:	nate.diller@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] [1/3] add elv_extended_request call to iosched API

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:20:32 +0200
Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 03 2006, Nate Diller wrote:
> > the Elevator iosched would prefer to be unconditionally notified of a
> > merge, but the current API calls only one 'merge' notifier
> > (elv_merge_requests or elv_merged_requests), even if both front and
> > back merges happened.
> > 
> > elv_extended_request satisfies this requirement in conjunction with
> > elv_merge_requests.
> 
> Ok, I suppose. But please rebase patches against the 'block' git branch,
> there are extensive changes in this area.
> 

argh, the great (but partial ;)) renaming bites again.

A suitable patch to merge against is
http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/git-block.patch
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