linux-kernel - Re: IDE, packet commands and REQ_TYPE

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Message-ID: <9ea470500904020545q14cdad6cge385806f1d9da448@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:45:36 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Linux IDE mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: IDE, packet commands and REQ_TYPE_SENSE?

Hi,

> What are the differences between REQ_TYPE_ATA_PC and REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC?
>  Would it be possible to eliminate REQ_TYPE_ATA_PC after some work, as well?

That's the plan. However, I'd like to wait for Tejun's block patches
to get settled first,
especially the convert-to-bio from rq->data bits.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris
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