linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/19] ide: remove ide_{,un}register

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Message-ID: <eddf355f-7b08-3586-438a-048caaa726c7@suse.de>
Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:25:55 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/19] ide: remove ide_{,un}register_region

On 8/26/20 8:24 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> There is no need to ever register the fake gendisk used for ide-tape.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> ---
>  drivers/ide/ide-probe.c | 32 --------------------------------
>  drivers/ide/ide-tape.c  |  2 --
>  include/linux/ide.h     |  3 ---
>  3 files changed, 37 deletions(-)
> 
IDE-tape. Shudder.
Anything to get rid of them.

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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