linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/14] block: replace end_request() with [__]blk_end_request

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.0904221120460.21306@vixen.sonytel.be>
Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:25:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bzolnier@...il.com,
	Joerg Dorchain <joerg@...chain.net>,
	Tim Waugh <tim@...erelk.net>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Markus Lidel <Markus.Lidel@...dowconnect.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@...hat.com>,
	Laurent Vivier <Laurent@...vier.info>,
	unsik Kim <donari75@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/14] block: replace end_request() with
 [__]blk_end_request_cur()

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> end_request() has been kept around for backward compatibility;
> however, it's about time for it to go away.
> 
> * There aren't too many users left.
> 
> * Its use of @updtodate is pretty confusing.
> 
> * In some cases, newer code ends up using mixture of end_request() and
>   [__]blk_end_request[_all](), which is way too confusing.
> 
> So, add [__]blk_end_request_cur() and replace end_request() with it.

>  drivers/block/ps3disk.c         |    6 ++--
>  drivers/block/z2ram.c           |    4 +-

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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