linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] fuse: categorize fuse_get

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Date:	Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:20:57 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	Maxim Patlasov <mpatlasov@...allels.com>
Cc:	fuse-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] fuse: categorize fuse_get_req()

Maxim Patlasov <mpatlasov@...allels.com> writes:

> The patch categorizes all fuse_get_req() invocations into three categories:
>  - fuse_get_req_nopages() - when caller doesn't care about req->pages
>  - fuse_get_req_onepage() - when caller need exactly one page
>  - fuse_get_req_multipage() - in other cases.

I think you are overcomplicating this.

Just have two functions: fuse_get_req_nopages() and fuse_get_req().

I don't think the _onepage variant deserves a separate helper.

Thanks,
Miklos
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