[PATCHv8 2/6] block: use generic u16 for write hints

[Keith Busch]

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 09:12:20AM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 10/17/24 9:09 AM, Keith Busch wrote:
> > @@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ struct request {
> >   	struct blk_crypto_keyslot *crypt_keyslot;
> >   #endif
> > -	enum rw_hint write_hint;
> > +	unsigned short write_hint;
> 
> Why 'u16' for ki_write_hint and 'unsigned short' for write_hint? Isn't
> that inconsistent?

It's consistent with the local convetion of the existing structs. Some
use unsiged short, others use u16. It looks weird to mix the types
within the same struct.