linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] block,scsi,ide: unify sector and data

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Message-Id: <20090508110630H.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Date:	Fri, 8 May 2009 11:06:07 +0900
From:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] block,scsi,ide: unify sector and data_len, take#2

On Thu, 7 May 2009 19:23:34 +0900
FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp> wrote:

> On Mon,  4 May 2009 16:58:36 +0900
> Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Upon ack, please pull from the following git tree.
> > 
> >   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/misc.git block-unify-sector-and-data_len
> > 
> > This is the second take of block-unify-sector-and-data_len patchset.
> > The primary goal of this patchset is to consolidate all the similar
> > bug slightly different current position and data length fields in
> > struct request.  For detailed description, please read the description
> > in the last take[L].  Changes from the last take[L] are
> 
> Looks really nice. Finally, the block insulates the internal! SCSI
> did two years ago ;)

btw, you are still working on the cleanups of the block API, right?

I also want to see some cleanups of request completion functions a bit
(e.g. we don't need _bidi_ stuff, we have too many completion
functions, etc...).
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