linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 006 of 6] md: Add support for reshape of a raid6

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Date:	Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:52:08 -0500
From:	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 006 of 6] md: Add support for reshape of a raid6

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:35:16 +1100
> NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de> wrote:
>
>   
>> +		for (i = conf->raid_disks ; i-- ;  ) {
>>     
>
> That statement should be dragged out, shot, stomped on then ceremonially
> incinerated.
>
> What's wrong with doing
>
> 	for (i = 0; i < conf->raid_disks; i++) {
>
> in a manner which can be understood without alcoholic fortification?

I don't find either hard to read, but you suggestion isn't equivalent, 
since it increments rather than decrements the index.
I admit I probably would write it the same way Neil did...

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@....com>
  CTO TMR Associates, Inc
  Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

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