linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/12] DRBD: lru

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Date:	Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:45:13 +0530
From:	Nikanth K <nikanth@...il.com>
To:	Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...e.de,
	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] DRBD: lru_cache

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Philipp Reisner
<philipp.reisner@...bit.com> wrote:

> +/* this is developers aid only! */
> +#define PARANOIA_ENTRY() BUG_ON(test_and_set_bit(__LC_PARANOIA, &lc->flags))
> +#define PARANOIA_LEAVE() do { clear_bit(__LC_PARANOIA, &lc->flags); smp_mb__after_clear_bit(); } while (0)
> +#define RETURN(x...)     do { PARANOIA_LEAVE(); return x ; } while (0)
> +

The PARANOIA_LEAVE is used for void functions, so RETURN can be
changed to take a simple non-variadic argument. Or empty RETURN()
could be used everywhere instead of mixing PARANOIA_LEAVE() and
RETURN(). Just to make it consistent.

Also this could be made as nop based on some config debug option?

Thanks
Nikanth
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