RE: [PATCH 1/2] block: Move general unplug callback function frommd/raid to blk-core

From: Tao.Guo
Date: Thu Jun 07 2012 - 13:07:08 EST


Well, I think I will take your suggestions. I am sending another version
of the patch.

Thanks,
-Tao

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shlikernel@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:shlikernel@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Shaohua Li
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:07 AM
> To: Guo, Tao
> Cc: glorioustao@xxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; neilb@xxxxxxx;
> axboe@xxxxxxxxx; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] block: Move general unplug callback function
> from md/raid to blk-core
>
> 2012/6/5 <Tao.Guo@xxxxxxx>:
> > If you ever tried to implement unplug function in umem, you would
> find the code was almost identical as in dm/raid driver.
> > For other components which also need such unplug mechanism, it will
> much more convenient to have such facilities.
> It's just several lines of code and your usage actually doesn't need
> the counter.
> It's unclear to me your usage requires to move the callback to list
> head.
>
> > PS: What's your specific concern about blk_plug_cb handles each
> request_queue?
> the blk_plug_cb stores request_queue, which is incorrect to me. Why
> can't
> one plug cb unplug two or more request_queues?

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