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

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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:26:20 -0700
From:	"Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@...el.com>
To:	"'Zach Brown'" <zach.brown@...cle.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

Zach Brown wrote on Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:34 PM
> 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.


Let's remove them.  We can always add them back if there is a need.


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

Suparna wanted them around for debug purpose at one point.  I don't know
whether that is still the case right now.  At least I can wrap it around
with #if DEBUG.

- Ken
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