Re: [GIT PATCH] block: cleanup patches

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Mar 16 2009 - 03:22:22 EST


On Mon, Mar 16 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 14 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> >> Tejun Heo wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> This patchset is available in the following git tree.
> >>>
> >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/misc.git block-cleanup
> >>>
> >>> This patchset contains the following 14 cleanup patches.
> >> Jens, once you're okay with the rest of the changes, I'll remove IDE
> >> related stuff and repost the patchset.
> >
> > I only gave it a quick glance, looks mostly OK. Though I don't like
> > putting elv_ prefixed stuff in blk-core. I agree it belongs there
> > though, it's really block layer functionality and not io scheduler
> > interfacing. So rename it blk_ instead and put compatability names in
> > the header file instead.
>
> Yeap, that exactly is what's planned (the peek/fetch patches :-).

I figured that is where it's going :-)
How far along with that are you? We are getting really close to the
merge window, so it basically has to be ready _now_ to hit 2.6.30.

--
Jens Axboe

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