Re: [PATCH 1/7] block: change wait on bd_claiming to use a var_waitqueue, not a bit_waitqueue
From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Sep 16 2024 - 23:12:20 EST
On 8/26/24 12:30 AM, NeilBrown wrote:
> bd_prepare_to_claim() waits for a var to change, not for a bit to be
> cleared.
> So change from bit_waitqueue() to __var_waitqueue() and correspondingly
> use wake_up_var().
> This will allow a future patch which change the "bit" function to expect
> an "unsigned long *" instead of "void *".
Looks fine to me - since this one is separate from the series, I can snag
it and shove it into the block side so it'll make 6.12-rc1. Then at least
it won't be a dependency for the rest of the series post that.
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Jens Axboe