On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 08:31:56PM +0530, Kanchan Joshi wrote: > Rename enum rw_hint to rw_lifetime_hint. > Change i_write_hint (in inode), bi_write_hint(in bio), and write_hint > (in request) to use u8 data-type rather than this enum. > > This is in preparation to introduce a new write hint type. The rationale seems a bit sparse. Why is it renamed? Because the name fits better, because you need the same for something else? > static void submit_bh_wbc(blk_opf_t opf, struct buffer_head *bh, > - enum rw_hint hint, struct writeback_control *wbc); > + u8 hint, struct writeback_control *wbc); And moving from the enum to an plain integer seems like a bit of a retrograde step.
