linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] block: elevator.c: Remove now unused elevator= argument

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Message-ID: <081e9968-0ca5-6c3e-fac7-4eb701c415fa@suse.de>
Date:   Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:36:27 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.souza.org@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] block: elevator.c: Remove now unused elevator=
 argument

On 7/14/19 7:34 AM, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> Since the inclusion of blk-mq, elevator argument was not being
> considered anymore, and it's utility died long with the legacy IO path,
> now removed too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.souza.org@...il.com>
> ---
>   block/elevator.c | 14 --------------
>   1 file changed, 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
> index 2f17d66d0e61..f56d9c7d5cbc 100644
> --- a/block/elevator.c
> +++ b/block/elevator.c
> @@ -135,20 +135,6 @@ static struct elevator_type *elevator_get(struct request_queue *q,
>   	return e;
>   }
>   
> -static char chosen_elevator[ELV_NAME_MAX];
> -
> -static int __init elevator_setup(char *str)
> -{
> -	/*
> -	 * Be backwards-compatible with previous kernels, so users
> -	 * won't get the wrong elevator.
> -	 */
> -	strncpy(chosen_elevator, str, sizeof(chosen_elevator) - 1);
> -	return 1;
> -}
> -
> -__setup("elevator=", elevator_setup);
> -
>   static struct kobj_type elv_ktype;
>   
>   struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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