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

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Date:	Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:20:32 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>
To:	Nate Diller <nate.diller@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] [1/3] add elv_extended_request call to iosched API

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.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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