linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] scsi: add host template init/exit

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Message-ID: <20150405154055.GC28173@lst.de>
Date:	Sun, 5 Apr 2015 17:40:55 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
Cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, hch@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] scsi: add host template init/exit_command hooks

On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 09:58:21AM -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
> If a LLD has hardware commands in the request pdu, then we need some
> helper hooks to help the driver initialize state at load time, and
> potentially to tear down state at rmmod time. Add a host template
> ->init_command() and ->exit_command() hook to help with that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>

Looks good in general, but please ensure these callsbacks also get invoked
in the !mq case.
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