Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (27 commits)
  block: remove unused copy_io_context()
  Documentation: remove anticipatory scheduler info
  block: remove REQ_HARDBARRIER
  ioprio: rcu_read_lock/unlock protect find_task_by_vpid call (V2)
  ioprio: fix RCU locking around task dereference
  block: ioctl: fix information leak to userland
  block: read i_size with i_size_read()
  cciss: fix proc warning on attempt to remove non-existant directory
  bio: take care not overflow page count when mapping/copying user data
  block: limit vec count in bio_kmalloc() and bio_alloc_map_data()
  block: take care not to overflow when calculating total iov length
  block: check for proper length of iov entries in blk_rq_map_user_iov()
  cciss: remove controllers supported by hpsa
  cciss: use usleep_range not msleep for small sleeps
  cciss: limit commands allocated on reset_devices
  cciss: Use kernel provided PCI state save and restore functions
  cciss: fix board status waiting code
  drbd: Removed checks for REQ_HARDBARRIER on incomming BIOs
  drbd: REQ_HARDBARRIER -> REQ_FUA transition for meta data accesses
  drbd: Removed the BIO_RW_BARRIER support form the receiver/epoch code
  ...

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 1e5284ef65fa..7ea0bea2f7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -481,12 +481,6 @@ static int do_bio_filebacked(struct loop_device *lo, struct bio *bio)
         if (bio_rw(bio) == WRITE) {
                 struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
 
-                /* REQ_HARDBARRIER is deprecated */
-                if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_HARDBARRIER) {
-                        ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-                        goto out;
-                }
-
                 if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH) {
                         ret = vfs_fsync(file, 0);
                         if (unlikely(ret && ret != -EINVAL)) {