linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Replace typedef SG_BUFFER

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0907302242540.18173@ask.diku.dk>
Date:	Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:48:31 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	hjanssen@...rosoft.com, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Replace typedef SG_BUFFER_LIST by struct
 scatterlist

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 08:35:08PM +0200, Nicolas Palix wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg KH wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 05:37:23PM +0200, Nicolas Palix wrote:
>>>>
>>>> typedef SG_BUFFER_LIST is removed and its uses are replaced by the use of
>>>> struct scatterlist.
>>>
>>> Sweet!  thanks for doing this, very nice job, I'll go queue it up.
>>
>> I tried to change the RingBuffer too but I did not know
>> which API I should use.
>> The ring buffer in kernel/trace seems fine but it has some
>> dedicated features.
>>
>> Any hint?
>> Of which infrastructure are you thinking in your previous mail?
>
> I was thinking of include/linux/ring_buffer.h
>
> Does that not work for you?

It is perfect.

As its implementation is in kernel/trace and not in lib as scatterlist,
I just wanted to be sure before spending time on a patch. :)

thanks.

Nico

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
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