linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] writeback: get rid of task/current_is

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Message-ID: <20090316101425.GB21118@infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:14:25 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	chris.mason@...cle.com, david@...morbit.com, npiggin@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] writeback: get rid of task/current_is_pdflush()

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 03:33:45PM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> There's just a single user in the kernel and Chris says it's safe to kill.

I'll defer about the use to Chris, but if this can go it should now,
not deep inside the series.

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