linux-kernel - Re: [patch 3/8] mm: rotate_reclaimable

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Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:56:34 +0100
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	peterz@...radead.org
CC:	miklos@...redi.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [patch 3/8] mm: rotate_reclaimable_page() cleanup

> > -int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page)
> > +void  rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page)
> >  {
> > -	struct pagevec *pvec;
> > -	unsigned long flags;
> > -
> > -	if (PageLocked(page))
> > -		return 1;
> > -	if (PageDirty(page))
> > -		return 1;
> > -	if (PageActive(page))
> > -		return 1;
> > -	if (!PageLRU(page))
> > -		return 1;
> 
> Might be me, but I find the above easier to read than
> 
> > +	if (!PageLocked(page) && !PageDirty(page) && !PageActive(page) &&
> > +	    PageLRU(page)) {
> >  

Matter of taste, returning from a middle of a function is generally to
be avoided (unless not).  Anyway, this is just a side effect of the
main cleanup, so I think I'm entitled to choose the style I prefer ;)

Miklos
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