linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] bdi: remove the name field in struct backing_dev

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Message-ID: <cecec426-b2cf-9b9a-f2d6-43ea94ef25ae@acm.org>
Date:   Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:16:15 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, axboe@...nel.dk
Cc:     yuyufen@...wei.com, tj@...nel.org, jack@...e.cz, tytso@....edu,
        hdegoede@...hat.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] bdi: remove the name field in struct backing_dev_info

On 4/22/20 12:38 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> The name is only printed for a not registered bdi in writeback.  Use the
> device name there as is more useful anyway for the unlike case that the
> warning triggers.

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>