Re: [PATCH 15/17] block: kill end_request()

[Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>]

On Sat, Mar 21 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Impact: kill obsolete interface function
> > 
> > end_request() has been kept around for backward compatibility;
> > however, it seems to be about time for it to go away.
> > 
> > * There aren't too many users left.
> > 
> > * Its use of @updtodate is pretty confusing.
> > 
> > * In some cases, newer code ends up using mixture of end_request() and
> >   [__]blk_end_request[_all](), which is way too confusing.
> > 
> > So, kill it.
> > 
> > Most conversions are straightforward.  Noteworthy ones are...
> > 
> > * paride/pcd: next_request() updated to take 0/-errno instead of 1/0.
> > 
> > * paride/pf: pf_end_request() and next_request() updated to take
> >   0/-errno instead of 1/0.
> > 
> > * xd: xd_readwrite() updated to return 0/-errno instead of 1/0.
> > 
> > * mtd/mtd_blkdevs: blktrans_discard_request() updated to return
> >   0/-errno instead of 1/0.  Unnecessary local variable res
> >   initialization removed from mtd_blktrans_thread().
> 
> This patch isn't correct.  Will post updated version later.

The patchset is no longer in the for-2.6.30 upstream branch of the block
git repo, due to the this glitch and the debate on ide conflicts (which
I still find extremely silly and an over reaction).

I trust you will resend it when you are ready!

-- 
Jens Axboe