Re: [PATCH git latest] drivers/scsi: fixing wrong comment before new_buffer_tape()

[Lin Tan]

> > > > Looks true to me for the current versions of the code. In fact it is only
> > > > ever called from the initialisation function that I can see so chunks of
> > > > the code could simply go away as well as bits of the comment. Ditto the
> > > > one in drivers/scsi/st.c
> > > >
> > > > Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > 
> > > I am sorry I didn't quite understand. You mean it is true that caller
> > > must hold os_scsi_tapes_lock?
> > 
> > Sorry - I mean what you claim is true - that the comment is incorrect.
> 
> So, I think I'm missing a piece of this:  There's no patch in this
> thread (I presume it's lurking somewhere on lkml).  Could someone repost
> the proposed patch and copy the tape maintainer: Kai Makisara
> <Kai.Makisara@xxxxxxxxxxx> to get his input?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James
> 
>

The patch was in the orginal message. I am resending it now with Makisara CC-ed.

Lin 
Removing the wrong comment.
The lock is needed before calling new_tape_buffer(), at least in some cases.
So the comment above new_tape_buffer() is inconsistent with the code and
may mislead developers.

I simply removed the wrong comment, as I am not sure if the lock is required
in all situations. If so, we should add "Caller must hold os_scsi_tapes_lock".

Signed-off-by: Lin Tan <tammy000@xxxxxxxxx>

---

--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c	2008-09-25 11:53:09.000000000 -0500
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c	2008-09-25 11:59:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -5209,7 +5209,7 @@
 
 /* Memory handling routines */
 
-/* Try to allocate a new tape buffer skeleton. Caller must not hold os_scsi_tapes_lock */
+/* Try to allocate a new tape buffer skeleton. */
 static struct osst_buffer * new_tape_buffer( int from_initialization, int need_dma, int max_sg )
 {
 	int i;