linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] lightnvm: break the loop when rqd is not null

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Date:	Thu, 19 May 2016 14:40:31 +0200
From:	Matias Bjørling <mb@...htnvm.io>
To:	Wenwei Tao <wwtao0320@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	ww.tao0320@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] lightnvm: break the loop when rqd is not null

On 05/19/2016 08:38 AM, Wenwei Tao wrote:
> From: Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@...il.com>
>
> Break the loop when rqd is not null to reduce
> unnecessary schedule.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@...il.com>
> ---
>   drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c | 3 +++
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
> index 2103e97..2915e39 100644
> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
> @@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ static void rrpc_discard(struct rrpc *rrpc, struct bio *bio)
>
>   	do {
>   		rqd = rrpc_inflight_laddr_acquire(rrpc, slba, len);
> +		if (rqd)
> +			break;
> +
>   		schedule();
>   	} while (!rqd);
>
>

If that case, mind if I convert the do..while to while?

while(1) {
	rqd = rrpc_inflight_laddr_acquire(rrpc, slba, len);
	if (rqd)
		break;
	schedule();
}