linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libata-eh: Remove layering violation and duplication when handling absent ports

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Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:27:21 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata-eh: Remove layering violation and duplication
	when	handling absent ports

Ar Maw, 2006-09-26 am 13:35 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > This removes the layering violation where drivers have to fiddle
> > directly with EH flags. Instead we now recognize -ENOENT means "no port"
> > and do the handling in the core code.
> > 
> > This also removes an instance of a call to disable the port, and an
> > identical printk from each driver doing this. Even better - future rule
> > changes will be in one place only.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
> 
> applied, but please stop adding trailing whitespace

I will have a further discussion with the source code of the joe editor.
I thought I'd fixed that.

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