linux-kernel - Re: [dm-devel] [2.6 patch] make dm_set_device

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Message-ID: <20080416133524.GG18935@agk.fab.redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:35:24 +0100
From:	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [2.6 patch] make dm_set_device_limits() static

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 02:28:36AM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> This patch makes the needlessly global dm_set_device_limits() static.
 
Not needlessly global IMHO: It's part of the interface available for dm
targets to use.  For example, dm-loop uses it.  The whole device limits
thing is still problematic anyway, as dynamic changes to the
restrictions aren't propagated, so we need more work in this area.

Alasdair
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