linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mesh: Stop using struct scsi

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Message-ID: <yq1y21v7m8h.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Sun, 27 Feb 2022 21:34:29 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mesh: Stop using struct scsi_pointer


Finn,

> This driver doesn't use SCp.ptr to save a SCSI command data pointer
> which means "scsi pointer" is a complete misnomer here. Only a few
> members of struct scsi_pointer are used and the rest waste memory.
> Avoid the "struct foo { struct bar; };" silliness.

Applied to 5.18/scsi-staging, thanks!

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Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering