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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:33:36 -0700
From: Zach Brown <zach.brown@oracle.com>
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Subject: Re: [patch] clean up unused kiocb variables
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Chen, Kenneth W wrote:
> Any reason why we keep these two variables around for kiocb structure?

If there is a good one I've forgotten it.

> They are not used anywhere.

Indeed.

The ki_retried users all seem pretty questionable, too.  How about
removing all that stuff?

> Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com>

Signed-off-by: Zach Brown <zach.brown@oracle.com>

- z