linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/14] block: reorganize request fetching functions

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Message-ID: <49EFC2F7.9050906@kernel.org>
Date:	Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:23:03 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
CC:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bzolnier@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/14] block: reorganize request fetching functions

Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 21 2009, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:37:54AM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
>>> Impact: code reorganization
>>>
>>> elv_next_request() and elv_dequeue_request() are public block layer
>>> interface than actual elevator implementation.  They mostly deal with
>>> how requests interact with block layer and low level drivers at the
>>> beginning of rqeuest processing whereas __elv_next_request() is the
>>> actual eleveator request fetching interface.
>>>
>>> Move the two functions to blk-core.c.  This prepares for further
>>> interface cleanup.
>> As a follow-up patch you might want to rename them to have a more
>> descriptive prefix than elv_ and add some kerneldoc comments for them.
> 
> Hmm dunno, elv_ is fine with me. kerneldoc is always nice, though.
> 

Both changes are scheduled down the pipeline.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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