linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/2] vfs: add/use update_page

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Date:	Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:23:14 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Cc:	Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@...il.com>, peterz@...radead.org,
	rmh3093@...il.com, randy.dunlap@...cle.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, reiserfs-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] vfs: add/use update_page_accounting

On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:06:26 +0100 Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 04:27:02PM +0300, Edward Shishkin wrote:
> >  > > Maybe it makes sense to add comments with warnings
> >  > > in all such places, or create a header file with a static inline
> >  > > function update_page_accounting() ?
> >  > 
> >  > Could just uninline the helper function I guess - if you look, those
> >  > four statements already involve doing a heck of a lot of stuff.
> >  > 
> >  > Try it, see how it looks?
> >  > 
> > 
> > Done.
> > Please, review.
> > 
> > Add/use a helper function update_page_accounting().
> 
> Fine patch, except the name I don't like. account_set_page_dirty, or
> account_page_dirtied, or something to hint it is for accounting
> dirty.

yep, sorry, I didn't think too hard about that for-example.

I'll edit the diffs..
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