Re: 2.4 direct_IO API changing?

[Alan Cox]

On Sul, 2003-07-06 at 20:11, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> I see in 2.4.22-BK-latest:
> 
> > -       int (*direct_IO)(int, struct inode *, struct kiobuf *, unsigned long, int);
> > +       int (*direct_IO)(int, struct file *, struct kiobuf *, unsigned long, int
> 
> 
> Should this really be changing in the middle of a stable series?
> 
> I realize that vendor's are already shipping this difference, but 
> still...  it's a bit of an abrupt midseries change that can potentially 
> break working code.

Its something most people are already shipping and something you
actually do need for some of the direct IO stuff. 

BTW: Marcelo your mail system is broken *again*