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Mark mandatory elevator functions in the biodoc.txt

biodoc.txt mentions that elevator functions marked with * are mandatory, but
no function is marked with *. Mark the 3 functions which should be
implemented by any io scheduler.

Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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      Documentation/block/biodoc.txt

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Documentation/block/biodoc.txt

@@ -954,14 +954,14 @@ elevator_allow_merge_fn		called whenever the block layer determines
 				results in some sort of conflict internally,
 				results in some sort of conflict internally,
 				this hook allows it to do that.
 				this hook allows it to do that.
 
 
-elevator_dispatch_fn		fills the dispatch queue with ready requests.
+elevator_dispatch_fn*		fills the dispatch queue with ready requests.
 				I/O schedulers are free to postpone requests by
 				I/O schedulers are free to postpone requests by
 				not filling the dispatch queue unless @force
 				not filling the dispatch queue unless @force
 				is non-zero.  Once dispatched, I/O schedulers
 				is non-zero.  Once dispatched, I/O schedulers
 				are not allowed to manipulate the requests -
 				are not allowed to manipulate the requests -
 				they belong to generic dispatch queue.
 				they belong to generic dispatch queue.
 
 
-elevator_add_req_fn		called to add a new request into the scheduler
+elevator_add_req_fn*		called to add a new request into the scheduler
 
 
 elevator_queue_empty_fn		returns true if the merge queue is empty.
 elevator_queue_empty_fn		returns true if the merge queue is empty.
 				Drivers shouldn't use this, but rather check
 				Drivers shouldn't use this, but rather check
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ elevator_activate_req_fn	Called when device driver first sees a request.
 elevator_deactivate_req_fn	Called when device driver decides to delay
 elevator_deactivate_req_fn	Called when device driver decides to delay
 				a request by requeueing it.
 				a request by requeueing it.
 
 
-elevator_init_fn
+elevator_init_fn*
 elevator_exit_fn		Allocate and free any elevator specific storage
 elevator_exit_fn		Allocate and free any elevator specific storage
 				for a queue.
 				for a queue.