linux-ext4 - Re: new mballoc patches.

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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:03:22 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Alex Tomas <alex@...sterfs.com>,
	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...sterfs.com>,
	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>,
	Avantika Mathur <mathur@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-ext4 <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: new mballoc patches.



Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:59:26 +0530 "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have updated the mballoc patches.
> 
> Has anyone reviewed this stuff?  I don't see much evidence of it here?
> 
> Just a quick scan shows up heavy over-inlining, many
> macros-which-should-be-functions and numerous needlessly global symbols. 
> Whether there are more substantial problems in there I have not the time to
> tell.


I idea of getting it added to the patch queue was to get more testing and also review.
I am right now looking at the code trying to add more documentation. Things which are not
clear at the moment is marked with FIXME!!. 

-aneesh
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