linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/35] UBI: Split __wl_get

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Date:	Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:55:07 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
CC:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tlinder@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/35] UBI: Split __wl_get_peb()

Am 06.11.2014 um 08:51 schrieb Artem Bityutskiy:
> On Wed, 2014-10-29 at 13:45 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>> Make it two functions, wl_get_wle() and wl_get_peb().
>> wl_get_peb() works exactly like __wl_get_peb() but wl_get_wle()
>> does not call produce_free_peb().
>> While refilling the fastmap user pool we cannot release ubi->wl_lock
>> as produce_free_peb() does.
>> Hence the fastmap logic uses now wl_get_wle().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
> 
> Please, re-consider naming.
> 
> The convention is that non-static function names start with ubi_wl_*.
> Static function names start with _*.
> 
> Also, please add a comment above the functions explaining what it does.

On my TODO list is already a big "enhance comments" item. :)
I'll send an updates series soon.

Thanks,
//richard
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