linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: always requeue !fs requests at the front

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Date:	Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:03:23 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
CC:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	David Greaves <david@...eaves.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Chinner <dgc@....com>, xfs@....sgi.com,
	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-pm <linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org>, Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: always requeue !fs requests at the front

Jens Axboe wrote:
>> I'd much much prefer having a description of the problem in the actual
>> comment then a hyperlink.  There's just too much chance of the latter
>> breaking over time, and it's impossible to update it when things change
>> that should be reflected in the comment.
> 
> The actual commit text is very good though, but I agree - I don't think
> the url comment is worth anything. I did consider just killing it.
> However, the comment does describe the problem, so I think it's still
> ok.

I thought the whole story was too long for the comment.  Feel free to
kill or edit it.

-- 
tejun
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