[PATCH] misc elevator/block updates
I've got a new i/o scheduler in testing, some changes where needed in the block layer to accomodate it. Basically because right now assumptions are made about q->queue_head being the sort list. The changes in detail: o elevator_merge_requests_fn takes queue argument as well o __make_request() inits insert_here to NULL instead of q->queue_head.prev, which means that the i/o schedulers must explicitly check for this condition now. o incorporate elv_queue_empty(), it was just a place holder before o add elv_get_sort_head(). it returns the sort head of the elevator for a given request. attempt_{back,front}_merge uses it to determine whether a request is valid or not. Maybe attempt_{back,front}_merge should just be killed, I doubt they have much relevance with the wake up batching. o call the merge_cleanup functions of the elevator _after_ the merge has been done, not before. This way the elevator functions get the new state of the request, which is the most interesting. o Kill extra nr_sectors check in ll_merge_requests_fn() o bi->bi_bdev is always set in __make_request(), so kill check.
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