Re: power_state: get rid of write-only variable in SATA

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Pavel Machek wrote:
> power_state is scheduled for removal, and libata uses it in write-only
> mode. Remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> index b4985bc..a31572d 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> @@ -6542,8 +6542,6 @@ int ata_host_suspend(struct ata_host *ho
>  	ata_lpm_enable(host);
>  
>  	rc = ata_host_request_pm(host, mesg, 0, ATA_EHI_QUIET, 1);
> -	if (rc == 0)
> -		host->dev->power.power_state = mesg;
>  	return rc;
>  }
>  
> @@ -6562,7 +6560,6 @@ void ata_host_resume(struct ata_host *ho
>  {
>  	ata_host_request_pm(host, PMSG_ON, ATA_EH_SOFTRESET,
>  			    ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY | ATA_EHI_QUIET, 0);
> -	host->dev->power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
>  
>  	/* reenable link pm */
>  	ata_lpm_disable(host);

libata uses it under the assumption that "other parts" of the system are 
aware of this variable.

May I assume that the API has changed such that this is no longer necessary?

	Jeff