linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/11] block: rename barrier/ordered to flush

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Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:08:57 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, jaxboe@...ionio.com,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, James.Bottomley@...e.de, tytso@....edu,
	chris.mason@...cle.com, swhiteho@...hat.com,
	konishi.ryusuke@....ntt.co.jp, dm-devel@...hat.com, vst@...b.net,
	jack@...e.cz, rwheeler@...hat.com, hare@...e.de,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] block: rename barrier/ordered to flush

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 06:23:55PM +0200, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Yeap, agreed.  I couldn't really understand why the the sequence
> needed to be atomic for ide in the first place so just left it alone.
> Do you understand why it tried to be atomic?

I think initial drafs of the barrier specification talked about atomic
sequences.  Except for that I can't think of any reason.

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