linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] shmem: call set_page

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:24:54 +0100 (BST)
From:	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>
To:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] shmem: call set_page_dirty() with locked page

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009, Wu Fengguang wrote:
> Here set_page_dirty() can be moved into the page lock.

Indeed it can, but you've forgotten to mention why you think
that would be a good thing?  All I can see is that it would
very very slightly increase the page's lock hold time, which
wouldn't be an improvement: what improvement are you making?

Hugh

> 
> CC: Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> ---
>  mm/shmem.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- linux.orig/mm/shmem.c
> +++ linux/mm/shmem.c
> @@ -1630,8 +1630,8 @@ shmem_write_end(struct file *file, struc
>  	if (pos + copied > inode->i_size)
>  		i_size_write(inode, pos + copied);
>  
> -	unlock_page(page);
>  	set_page_dirty(page);
> +	unlock_page(page);
>  	page_cache_release(page);
>  
>  	return copied;
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