linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] f2fs: remove redundant lock

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Date:	Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:58:49 +0900
From:	Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>
To:	Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] f2fs: remove redundant lock_page calls

2013/4/1, Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>:
> In get_node_page, we do not need to call lock_page all the time.
>
> If the node page is cached as uptodate,
>
> 1. grab_cache_page locks the page,
> 2. read_node_page unlocks the page, and
> 3. lock_page is called for further process.
>
> Let's avoid this.
Instead of removing the function "read_node_page" completely to avoid
the redundant locking, we can simply remove the "unlock" part from the
read_node_page and use the same code in ra_node_page, get_node_page,
get_node_page_ra..
With this patch change, the same code is getting repeated at several
places and IMHO It is not good for the puprose of the modularity.
Please share your opinion.

Thanks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>
> ---
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