linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] blk-mq: use force attribute for blk_status

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Message-ID: <YoH0/2FBC2YS9kk5@infradead.org>
Date:   Sun, 15 May 2022 23:53:51 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Vasily Averin <vvs@...nvz.org>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...nvz.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] blk-mq: use force attribute for blk_status_t casts

No, no, no.  Really, stop these patches that just make things worse
now.  __force casts are a really bad idea.  Please just fix this
in a way that does not require casting away these attributes as they
are there for a reason!