linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] power_state: get rid of write-only variable in SATA

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Date:	Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:42:20 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] power_state: get rid of write-only variable in SATA

On Thu 2008-02-21 11:33:50, David Brownell wrote:
> > libata uses it under the assumption that "other parts" of the system are 
> > aware of this variable.

There are no other relevant parts, except one debug printk that is
getting removed.

> > May I assume that the API has changed such that this is no longer necessary?
> 
> Yes.  The original motivation for dev->power.power_state was to let

ACK.

									Pavel
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