Hi,
I noticed that in_use in st_buffer is not used. The patch below
against 2.6.17-rc3 removes it, assuming there is no future use for it.
It was tested in a sparc SS20 with a DLT4000.
Please CC me as I'm not subscribed to the list.
Thanks,
Martin
Signed-off-by: Martin Habets <errandir_news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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--- 2.6.17-rc3/drivers/scsi/st.h.orig 2006-05-01 10:30:53.000000000 +0100
+++ 2.6.17-rc3/drivers/scsi/st.h 2006-06-28 15:17:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
/* The tape buffer descriptor. */
struct st_buffer {
- unsigned char in_use;
unsigned char dma; /* DMA-able buffer */
unsigned char do_dio; /* direct i/o set up? */
int buffer_size;
--- 2.6.17-rc3/drivers/scsi/st.c.orig 2006-05-01 11:04:24.000000000 +0100
+++ 2.6.17-rc3/drivers/scsi/st.c 2006-06-28 15:17:57.000000000 +0100
@@ -3599,7 +3599,6 @@
tb->use_sg = max_sg;
tb->frp = (struct st_buf_fragment *)(&(tb->sg[0]) + max_sg);
- tb->in_use = 1;
tb->dma = need_dma;
tb->buffer_size = got;
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