linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/11] Per-bdi writeback flusher threads v9

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Message-ID: <4A262C2E.30506@nokia.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:54:22 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com>
To:	ext Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tytso@....edu" <tytso@....edu>,
	"chris.mason@...cle.com" <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	"david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>,
	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"jack@...e.cz" <jack@...e.cz>,
	"yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>,
	"richard@....demon.co.uk" <richard@....demon.co.uk>,
	"damien.wyart@...e.fr" <damien.wyart@...e.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] Per-bdi writeback flusher threads v9

Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Ah, I see. Rather non-typical convention though. I expected
>> bdi_register() to clean-up stuff in case of failure. Isn't
>> it a better interface?
> 
> You already did a bdi_init() at that point. bdi_destroy() must be used
> to clean up after both bdi_init() and/or bdi_register().

Right, silly me.

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)
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