linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH block/for-linus] block: export bio_associate_*() and wbc_account

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Message-ID: <55B14245.10506@kernel.dk>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:36:37 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Chris Mason <clm@...com>, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH block/for-linus] block: export bio_associate_*() and wbc_account_io()

On 07/23/2015 12:27 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> bio_associate_blkcg(), bio_associate_current() and wbc_account_io()
> are used to implement cgroup writeback support for filesystems and
> thus need to be exported.  Export them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
> ---
> Hello, Jens.
>
> While this change isn't strictly necessary for 4.2, I think it'd
> better to push it through for-linus so that it's there before any
> filesystem specific changes are merged.

Might as well shove it it, as it'll make the lives of others easier.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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