linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] Extend completions to provide XFS object flush requirements

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Message-ID: <20080626131829.GT29319@disturbed>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:18:29 +1000
From:	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	xfs@....sgi.com, matthew@....cx, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Extend completions to provide XFS object flush
	requirements

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 09:07:00AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 09:21:33PM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > Ok, so that involves exactly what? A new header file, a new API name
> > (ideas anyone?) and kerneldoc comments?
> 
> Yes, probably just a new header with properly documented functions.
> Thew two non-trivial ones you added should probably not be inlines,
> btw.

Yeah, they grew a little bigger than expected...

> flush_lock_init/flush_lock/flush_trylock/flush_done/flush_is_locked?

Ok, I was thinking along those lines. I'll redo the patch series
using that interface tomorrow.

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com
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