linux-kernel - Re: [patch 4/8] mm: allow not updating BDI stats in end_page

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Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:53:52 +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 4/8] mm: allow not updating BDI stats in
	end_page_writeback()

> > Well, but this is the kernel, you can't really make foolproof
> > interfaces.  If we'll go with Andrew's suggestion, I'll add comments
> > warning users about not touching those flags unless they know what
> > they are doing, OK?
> 
> Yeah, I guess so :-)

Cool :)

On a related note, is there a reason why bdi_cap_writeback_dirty() and
friends need to be macros instead of inline functions?  If not I'd
clean that up as well.

Miklos
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