Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 May 2002 16:28:21 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 IDE 65 |
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On Tue, 21 May 2002, Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > > > They aren't there to be respected by the ll_rw_blk layer - if some layer > > above it has created a request larger than the hard sector size, THAT is > > the problem, and there is nothing ll_rw_blk can do (except maybe BUG() on > > it, but I don't think we've ever really seen those kinds of bugs). > > Hum, I'm confused here - shouldn't that be "if some layer above it has > created a request SMALLER than the hard sector size"? Or better a > request that is not a multiple of hard sector size?
Yes, yes, you're obviously right, and I just had a brainfart when writing it. It should be basically: "higher levels must make sure on their own that all requests are nice integer multiples of the hw sector-size", and ll_rw_blk should never have to care.
Linus "neurons dying left and right" Torvalds
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