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Diffstat (limited to 'block/bdev.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | block/bdev.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c index 9838085102b3..2018d250e131 100644 --- a/block/bdev.c +++ b/block/bdev.c @@ -1019,14 +1019,13 @@ void bdev_mark_dead(struct block_device *bdev, bool surprise) invalidate_bdev(bdev); } -#ifdef CONFIG_DASD_MODULE /* - * Drivers should not use this directly, but the DASD driver has historically - * had a shutdown to offline mode that doesn't actually remove the gendisk - * that otherwise looks a lot like a safe device removal. + * New drivers should not use this directly. There are some drivers however + * that needs this for historical reasons. For example, the DASD driver has + * historically had a shutdown to offline mode that doesn't actually remove the + * gendisk that otherwise looks a lot like a safe device removal. */ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bdev_mark_dead); -#endif void sync_bdevs(bool wait) { |