Re: [PATCH 1/7] block: change wait on bd_claiming to use a var_waitqueue, not a bit_waitqueue

[NeilBrown]

On Tue, 17 Sep 2024, Jens Axboe wrote:
> 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.

Thanks Jens!

NeilBrown