Re: [PATCH]: scsi: in2000 scsi_cmnd convertion

From: James Bottomley
Date: Fri Nov 24 2006 - 18:02:47 EST


On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 13:48 +0100, Henne wrote:
> - volatile Scsi_Cmnd *input_Q; /* commands waiting to be started */
> - volatile Scsi_Cmnd *selecting; /* trying to select this command */
> - volatile Scsi_Cmnd *connected; /* currently connected command */
> - volatile Scsi_Cmnd *disconnected_Q;/* commands waiting for reconnect */
> + volatile struct scsi_cmnd *input_Q;
> + /* commands waiting to be started */
> + volatile struct scsi_cmnd *selecting;
> + /* trying to select this command */
> + volatile struct scsi_cmnd *connected;
> + /* currently connected command */
> + volatile struct scsi_cmnd *disconnected_Q;

This doesn't preserve the indentation of the original.

Plus, I think if you lose the volatile then a lot of pointless casts
like this one:

> - tmp = (Scsi_Cmnd *) hostdata->input_Q;
> + tmp = (struct scsi_cmnd *) hostdata->input_Q;

Can be eliminated entirely (its sole job is to drop the volatile again).

James


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