Re: [PATCH v2] add bidi support for block pc requests

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James Bottomley wrote:
> Actually, the first order of business is to use accessors on the command
> pointers in the drivers to free them from the internal layout of the
> structure (and where it is allocated).
> 
Thanks! I totally second that. Let me look into my old patches and come
up with all the needed accessors. I hope 3-5 will be enough.
I will send some suggestions tomorrow.
> 
> No, that's why you do the accessors.  Convert all of the common drivers
> to accessors on the current structure, then throw the switch to convert
> to the new structure (whatever form is finally settled on).  Then any
> unconverted drivers break and people fix the ones they care about.

Last time I was able to compile 97% of drivers and convert by search-and-replace
the rest. Not a huge deal.

> 
> James
> 
> 

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