linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] bcache: Don't reinvent the wheel but use existing llist API

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Date:   Fri, 2 Jun 2017 11:08:48 +0900
From:   Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
To:     <axboe@...com>, <axboe@...nel.dk>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kernel-team@....com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] bcache: Don't reinvent the wheel but use existing
 llist API

On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 09:35:02AM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> Although llist provides proper APIs, they are not used. Make them used.

+to axboe@...nel.dk

I didn't know your e-mail address has been changed.
Could you give your opinion about this patch?

> Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/md/bcache/closure.c | 17 +++--------------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/closure.c b/drivers/md/bcache/closure.c
> index 864e673..1841d03 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/bcache/closure.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/closure.c
> @@ -64,27 +64,16 @@ void closure_put(struct closure *cl)
>  void __closure_wake_up(struct closure_waitlist *wait_list)
>  {
>  	struct llist_node *list;
> -	struct closure *cl;
> +	struct closure *cl, *t;
>  	struct llist_node *reverse = NULL;
>  
>  	list = llist_del_all(&wait_list->list);
>  
>  	/* We first reverse the list to preserve FIFO ordering and fairness */
> -
> -	while (list) {
> -		struct llist_node *t = list;
> -		list = llist_next(list);
> -
> -		t->next = reverse;
> -		reverse = t;
> -	}
> +	reverse = llist_reverse_order(list);
>  
>  	/* Then do the wakeups */
> -
> -	while (reverse) {
> -		cl = container_of(reverse, struct closure, list);
> -		reverse = llist_next(reverse);
> -
> +	llist_for_each_entry_safe(cl, t, reverse, list) {
>  		closure_set_waiting(cl, 0);
>  		closure_sub(cl, CLOSURE_WAITING + 1);
>  	}
> -- 
> 1.9.1