linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v3] scsi: stex: Remove use of struct timeval

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Date:	Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:45:08 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
Cc:	Tina Ruchandani <ruchandani.tina@...il.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...n.com>,
	y2038@...ts.linaro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v3] scsi: stex: Remove use of struct timeval

On Friday 30 October 2015 12:58:33 Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> > @@ -1076,7 +1069,7 @@ static int stex_ss_handshake(struct st_hba *hba)
> >       h->req_cnt = cpu_to_le16(hba->rq_count+1);
> >       h->status_sz = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct status_msg));
> >       h->status_cnt = cpu_to_le16(hba->sts_count+1);
> > -     stex_gettime(&h->hosttime);
> > +     h->hosttime = cpu_to_le64(ktime_get_real_seconds());
> >       h->partner_type = HMU_PARTNER_TYPE;
> >       h->extra_offset = h->extra_size = 0;
> >       scratch_size = (hba->sts_count+1)*sizeof(u32);
> > 
> Just remove 'hosttime' altogether. It serves no purpose whatsoever.
> 
> 

Are you sure? It is defined in a struct that is shared with the HBA
as part of hba->dma_mem, so unless you have access to the firmware,
it's hard to guess what it might be used for inside of the firmware.

	Arnd
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