Re: [PATCH 2/2] libata: switch to using block layer tagging support

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Thu Oct 23 2008 - 02:34:58 EST


On Wed, Oct 22 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >libata currently has a pretty dumb ATA_MAX_QUEUE loop for finding
> >a free tag to use. Instead of fixing that up, convert libata to
> >using block layer tagging - gets rid of code in libata, and is also
> >much faster.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >---
> > drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 66
> > ++++----------------------------------------
> > drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c | 10 +++++-
> > drivers/ata/libata.h | 19 +++++++++++-
> > include/linux/libata.h | 1 -
> > 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
>
> Just to be sure, I take it this patch series is for 2.6.29?

Sure yes, it was written and tested just the other day :-)

> Seems nice to have, but since it wasn't ready for the merge window
> opening...

Indeed, but it can certainly wait for 2.6.29.

--
Jens Axboe

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