linux-kernel - Re: [RFT PATCH] amiga, atari floppy: Use one request queue per disk

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Date:	Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:37:10 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@....de
Subject: Re: [RFT PATCH] amiga, atari floppy: Use one request queue per disk

On 2010-09-23 21:54, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We seem to have deprecated the notion of sharing request queue across gendisks. Now we need to instanciate one request queue per disk.
> 
> There see to be still some drivers sharing request queue across disks. Arch
> specific floppy drivers like amiga and atari are doing so.
> 
> These are two patches which should fix the issue. But these patches are
> completely untested. Not even compilte tested. Don't have hardware to test
> them. 
> 
> Would be great if somebody who has the hardware can lend a hand here to
> see if these patches work.

I have (tentatively) added both patches to for-2.6.37/drivers. I used the
latter version of 2/2.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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