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SubjectRe: [PATCH UPDATED 4/5] dm: implement REQ_FLUSH/FUA support for request-based dm
Hi Tejun,

On 09/02/2010 10:22 PM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On 09/01/2010 09:15 AM, Kiyoshi Ueda wrote:
>>> @@ -2619,9 +2458,8 @@ int dm_suspend(struct mapped_device *md,
>>> up_write(&md->io_lock);
>>>
>>> /*
>>> - * Request-based dm uses md->wq for barrier (dm_rq_barrier_work) which
>>> - * can be kicked until md->queue is stopped. So stop md->queue before
>>> - * flushing md->wq.
>>> + * Stop md->queue before flushing md->wq in case request-based
>>> + * dm defers requests to md->wq from md->queue.
>>> */
>>> if (dm_request_based(md))
>>> stop_queue(md->queue);
>>
>> Request-based dm doesn't use md->wq now, so you can just remove
>> the comment above.
>
> I sure can remove it but md->wq already has most stuff necessary to
> process deferred requests and when someone starts using it, having the
> comment there about the rather delicate ordering would definitely be
> helpful, so I suggest keeping the comment.

OK, makes sense.

Thanks,
Kiyoshi Ueda


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