linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/4] e2fsprogs/libext2fs: replace ext2fs_free_inode

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Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:49:19 +0800
From:	Xiaoguang Wang <wangxg.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
CC:	<linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>, <tytso@....edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] e2fsprogs/libext2fs: replace ext2fs_free_inode_cache()
 argument

Hi,

On 11/11/2014 04:14 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 02:59:26PM +0800, Xiaoguang Wang wrote:
>> When we call ext2fs_free_inode_cache(fs->icache) to free the inode
>> cache, indeed it will not make fs->icache be 0, it just makes the
>> local argument icache be 0, after this call, we need another
>> 'fs->icache = 0' statement. So here we pass the 'ext2_filsys fs' as
>> arguments directly, to make the free inode cache operation more natural.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xiaoguang Wang <wangxg.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
>> ---
>>  lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h |  2 +-
>>  lib/ext2fs/freefs.c |  2 +-
>>  lib/ext2fs/inode.c  | 10 ++++++----
>>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
>> index 506d43b..580440f 100644
>> --- a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
>> +++ b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
>> @@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ extern errcode_t ext2fs_inline_data_set(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t ino,
>>  /* inode.c */
>>  extern errcode_t ext2fs_create_inode_cache(ext2_filsys fs,
>>  					   unsigned int cache_size);
>> -extern void ext2fs_free_inode_cache(struct ext2_inode_cache *icache);
>> +extern void ext2fs_free_inode_cache(ext2_filsys fs);
> 
> This change breaks the libext2fs ABI.  If you want to change the pointer type
> of the parameter, please declare a new function:
> 
> extern void ext2fs_free_inode_cache2(ext2_filsys fs);

Oh, I see, thanks!
I'll send a v2 version later :)

Regards,
Xiaoguang Wang

> 
> Ideally you'd change the old function to return an error code, but it returns
> void... sigh.  I guess client programs are on their own.
> 
> Really, free_inode_cache is a poor interface since the ctor doesn't return a
> struct ext2_inode_cache * directly, preferring to attach it to fs->icache
> instead.  Why are the inode cache ctor/dtor exported in ext2fs.h anyway?
> Nobody seems to use them.  Ted?
> 
> </rant>
> 
> Otherwise, the patch looks reasonable.
> 
> --D
> 
>>  extern errcode_t ext2fs_flush_icache(ext2_filsys fs);
>>  extern errcode_t ext2fs_get_next_inode_full(ext2_inode_scan scan,
>>  					    ext2_ino_t *ino,
>> diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/freefs.c b/lib/ext2fs/freefs.c
>> index ea9742e..9c40c34 100644
>> --- a/lib/ext2fs/freefs.c
>> +++ b/lib/ext2fs/freefs.c
>> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void ext2fs_free(ext2_filsys fs)
>>  		ext2fs_free_dblist(fs->dblist);
>>  
>>  	if (fs->icache)
>> -		ext2fs_free_inode_cache(fs->icache);
>> +		ext2fs_free_inode_cache(fs);
>>  
>>  	if (fs->mmp_buf)
>>  		ext2fs_free_mem(&fs->mmp_buf);
>> diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/inode.c b/lib/ext2fs/inode.c
>> index 4310b82..f938c37 100644
>> --- a/lib/ext2fs/inode.c
>> +++ b/lib/ext2fs/inode.c
>> @@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_flush_icache(ext2_filsys fs)
>>  /*
>>   * Free the inode cache structure
>>   */
>> -void ext2fs_free_inode_cache(struct ext2_inode_cache *icache)
>> +void ext2fs_free_inode_cache(ext2_filsys fs)
>>  {
>>  	int i;
>> +	struct ext2_inode_cache *icache = fs->icache;
>>  
>> +	if (!icache)
>> +		return;
>>  	if (--icache->refcount)
>>  		return;
>>  	if (icache->buffer)
>> @@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ void ext2fs_free_inode_cache(struct ext2_inode_cache *icache)
>>  	if (icache->cache)
>>  		ext2fs_free_mem(&icache->cache);
>>  	icache->buffer_blk = 0;
>> -	ext2fs_free_mem(&icache);
>> +	ext2fs_free_mem(&fs->icache);
>>  }
>>  
>>  errcode_t ext2fs_create_inode_cache(ext2_filsys fs, unsigned int cache_size)
>> @@ -131,8 +134,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_create_inode_cache(ext2_filsys fs, unsigned int cache_size)
>>  	ext2fs_flush_icache(fs);
>>  	return 0;
>>  errout:
>> -	ext2fs_free_inode_cache(fs->icache);
>> -	fs->icache = 0;
>> +	ext2fs_free_inode_cache(fs);
>>  	return retval;
>>  }
>>  
>> -- 
>> 1.8.2.1
>>
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