linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Btrfs: remove unnecessary code of chunk_root assignment in btrfs_read_chunk

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Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2016 09:44:36 +0800
From:   Sean Fu <fxinrong@...il.com>
To:     Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
Cc:     dsterba@...e.cz, Qu Wenruo <quwenruo@...fujitsu.com>,
        Zhao Lei <zhaolei@...fujitsu.com>, clm@...com,
        anand.jain@...cle.com, Filipe Manana <FdManana@...e.com>,
        linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Btrfs: remove unnecessary code of chunk_root assignment
 in btrfs_read_chunk_tree.

On Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 11:12:20AM -0400, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
> On 9/6/16 5:58 AM, David Sterba wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 11:13:40PM -0400, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
> >>>> Since root is only used to get fs_info->chunk_root, why not use fs_info
> >>>> directly?
> >>>
> >>> Weird.  Exactly this was a part of my fs_info patchset.  I guess I need
> >>> to go back and check what else is missing.
> >>
> >> Actually, most of this didn't land.  Pretty much anything that's a root
> >> ->fs_info conversion is in there.
> > 
> > Only half of the patchset has been merged so far because it did not pass
> > testing, so I bisected to some point. I was about to let you know once
> > most of 4.9 patches are prepared so there are less merge conflicts.
> 
> Ok, thanks.  I was going to start the rebase today but I'll hold off
> until you're set for 4.9.
Sorry for late reply.
Many thanks to all of you.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Mahoney
> SUSE Labs
>