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List:       linux-doc
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] Documentation: remove reference to ll_rw_blk.c and moved drivers/block/elevator.c
From:       Jens Axboe <jens.axboe () oracle ! com>
Date:       2008-11-24 9:40:24
Message-ID: 20081124094023.GC26308 () kernel ! dk
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On Mon, Nov 24 2008, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote:
> The drivers/block/ll_rw_block.c has been split and organized in the block/ 
> directory, and also drivers/block/elevator.c has been moved to the block/ 
> directory. Update Documentation/block/biodoc.txt accordingly

Thanks, applied.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@suse.de>
> 
> ---
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
> index 4dbb8be..3c5434c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
> @@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ I/O scheduler, a.k.a. elevator, is implemented in two 
> layers.  Generic dispatch
>  queue and specific I/O schedulers.  Unless stated otherwise, elevator is used
>  to refer to both parts and I/O scheduler to specific I/O schedulers.
>  
> -Block layer implements generic dispatch queue in ll_rw_blk.c and elevator.c.
> +Block layer implements generic dispatch queue in block/*.c.
>  The generic dispatch queue is responsible for properly ordering barrier
>  requests, requeueing, handling non-fs requests and all other subtleties.
>  
> @@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ be built inside the kernel.  Each queue can choose 
> different one and can also
>  change to another one dynamically.
>  
>  A block layer call to the i/o scheduler follows the convention elv_xxx(). 
> This
> -calls elevator_xxx_fn in the elevator switch (drivers/block/elevator.c). Oh,
> -xxx and xxx might not match exactly, but use your imagination. If an elevator
> +calls elevator_xxx_fn in the elevator switch (block/elevator.c). Oh, xxx
> +and xxx might not match exactly, but use your imagination. If an elevator
>  doesn't implement a function, the switch does nothing or some minimal house
>  keeping work.
>  
> 
> 

-- 
Jens Axboe

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