linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cramfs: generate unique inode number for better inode cache usage

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Date:	Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:32:28 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	stefani@...bold.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cramfs: generate unique inode number for better inode
 cache usage

Why do you repeat that

    inode = iget_locked(sb, cramino(cramfs_inode, offset));
    if (inode && (inode->i_state & I_NEW)) {

so many times?

Wouldn't it be nicer to just do it once at the top?

     Linus
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