>>>>> "Christoph" == Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Christoph> We already have req->cmd_type which actually is a fairly good Christoph> description of what we get except for REQ_TYPE_FS, which is a Christoph> horrible overload using req->cmd_flags. Christoph> Given that you're just one of many currently ongoing patches Christoph> to add more flags here I think you need to byte the bullet Christoph> and fix this up by replacing REQ_TYPE_FS with: Christoph> REQ_TYPE_WRITE REQ_TYPE_READ REQ_TYPE_FLUSH REQ_TYPE_DISCARD Christoph> REQ_TYPE_WRITE_SAME REQ_TYPE_CMP_AND_WRITE The problem with this is that, as it stands, a bio has no type. And it would suck if we couldn't keep bio rw and request flags in sync. I wonder if it would make more sense to move the remaining rq types to cmd_flags after I'm done with the 64-bit conversion? -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
