linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/9] move blk_iopoll to limit and make it generally available

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Message-ID: <564637BC.7080604@sandisk.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:19:24 -0800
From:	Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<sagig@....mellanox.co.il>, <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>,
	<axboe@...com>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] move blk_iopoll to limit and make it generally
 available

On 11/13/2015 05:46 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> The new name is irq_poll as iopoll is already taken.  Better suggestions
> welcome.

Hello Christoph,

Would it be possible to provide more background information about this ? 
Which other kernel subsystem is using the name iopoll ? I think the name 
blk-iopoll was chosen six years ago for this subsystem (see also 
https://lwn.net/Articles/346187/). If the conflicting subsystem is 
newer, how about renaming the other polling mechanism ?

Bart.
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