[PATCH 2/2] drivers/ata: export some static functions in libata-core.c

Akira Iguchi akira2.iguchi at toshiba.co.jp
Thu Jan 11 20:30:55 EST 2007


Hi, Arnd-san.

Thank you for checking our patches.

>On Thursday 11 January 2007 09:56, Akira Iguchi wrote:
>> This patch modifies some static functions in libata-core.c
>> and libata.h to use them in ata_scc.c.
>
>Exporting new symbols needs some explanation here about why they
>should now be global for ata_scc while the existing drivers
>did not need them. Since the patch otherwise only moves stuff
>around as needed, I assume it's good.

I thought it was better to use common functions as far as possible.
But if it is preferable to copy them in ata_scc.c, I will do so.

Best regards,
Akira Iguchi



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