linux-kernel - Re: [patch] clean up unused kiocb variables

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Message-ID: <4512E910.6000308@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:33:36 -0700
From:	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
To:	"Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>
CC:	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...l.org>,
	'Suparna Bhattacharya' <suparna@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-aio <linux-aio@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] clean up unused kiocb variables

Chen, Kenneth W wrote:
> Any reason why we keep these two variables around for kiocb structure?

If there is a good one I've forgotten it.

> They are not used anywhere.

Indeed.

The ki_retried users all seem pretty questionable, too.  How about
removing all that stuff?

> Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>

Signed-off-by: Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>

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