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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/4] blk-mq: replace blk_mq_init_commands with a ->init_request method
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On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:08:20AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
>> > + blk_rq_init(q, q->flush_rq);
>> > + if (reg->cmd_size)
>> > + q->flush_rq->special =
>> > + blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(q->flush_rq);
>> > +
>> > + if (reg->ops->init_request(driver_data,
>> > + NULL, q->flush_rq, -1))
>> > + goto err_flush_rq;
>> > + }
>>
>> The above looks a bit weird because q->flush_rq is invisible to
>> driver and should always be initialized no matter if driver defines
>> its .init_request callback or not.
>
> You mean the blk_rq_init? We already do a real initialization before
> actually using it, it's just there to prevent passing a half-initialized
> one to the driver.
>

OK.

Actually it doesn't matter because flush_rq will be reinitialized
before using, not like common request. And driver should only
initialize req->special instead of the request itself, maybe it is
better to document the fact.


Thanks,
--
Ming Lei


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