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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-12-30 17:20:05 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-12-30 17:20:05 -0800
commit1dff81f20cd55ffa5a8ee984da70ce0b99d29606 (patch)
tree06eb07bda250abfa8a78c3141db56862c8c7cf98 /Documentation
parent179475a3b46f86e2d06f83e2312218ac3f0cf3a7 (diff)
parentd3f761104b097738932afcc310fbbbbfb007ef92 (diff)
downloadlinux-1dff81f20cd55ffa5a8ee984da70ce0b99d29606.tar.gz
Merge branch 'for-2.6.29' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block
* 'for-2.6.29' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (43 commits)
  bio: get rid of bio_vec clearing
  bounce: don't rely on a zeroed bio_vec list
  cciss: simplify parameters to deregister_disk function
  cfq-iosched: fix race between exiting queue and exiting task
  loop: Do not call loop_unplug for not configured loop device.
  loop: Flush possible running bios when loop device is released.
  alpha: remove dead BIO_VMERGE_BOUNDARY
  Get rid of CONFIG_LSF
  block: make blk_softirq_init() static
  block: use min_not_zero in blk_queue_stack_limits
  block: add one-hit cache for disk partition lookup
  cfq-iosched: remove limit of dispatch depth of max 4 times quantum
  nbd: tell the block layer that it is not a rotational device
  block: get rid of elevator_t typedef
  aio: make the lookup_ioctx() lockless
  bio: add support for inlining a number of bio_vecs inside the bio
  bio: allow individual slabs in the bio_set
  bio: move the slab pointer inside the bio_set
  bio: only mempool back the largest bio_vec slab cache
  block: don't use plugging on SSD devices
  ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/block/biodoc.txt6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt b/Documentation/block/biodoc.txt
index 4dbb8be1c991..3c5434c83daf 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.