linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] blk-throttle: don't parse cgroup path if trace isn't enabled

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Message-ID: <x49a8jwogov.fsf@segfault.boston.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 May 2016 09:41:20 -0400
From:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
To:	Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
Cc:	<linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, <axboe@...com>,
	<Kernel-team@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] blk-throttle: don't parse cgroup path if trace isn't enabled

Shaohua Li <shli@...com> writes:

> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:52:15AM -0400, Jeff Moyer wrote:
>> Shaohua Li <shli@...com> writes:
>> 
>> > if trace isn't enabled, parsing cgroup path just wastes cpu
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
>> > ---
>> >  block/blk-throttle.c         | 5 ++---
>> >  include/linux/blktrace_api.h | 9 +++++++++
>> >  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
>> > index 2149a1d..47a3e54 100644
>> > --- a/block/blk-throttle.c
>> > +++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
>> > @@ -211,15 +211,14 @@ static struct throtl_data *sq_to_td(struct throtl_service_queue *sq)
>> >   *
>> >   * The messages are prefixed with "throtl BLKG_NAME" if @sq belongs to a
>> >   * throtl_grp; otherwise, just "throtl".
>> > - *
>> > - * TODO: this should be made a function and name formatting should happen
>> > - * after testing whether blktrace is enabled.
>> 
>> You've only addressed the second part of the TODO, please don't remove
>> the first part.
>
> alright, I'll send a patch to convert it to a function.

Heh.  I figured you'd just put that part of the TODO back in there.  But
actually addressing it sounds better.  ;-)

Thanks!
Jeff