linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] llist: Don't reinvent the wheel but use existing llist API

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Date:   Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:55:36 +0900
From:   Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
To:     "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...nel.org, koverstreet@...gle.com,
        neilb@...e.de, nab@...ux-iscsi.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        oleg@...hat.com, asias@...hat.com, shli@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] llist: Don't reinvent the wheel but use existing llist
 API

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 01:38:36PM +0800, Huang, Ying wrote:
> Hi, Byungchul,
> 
> Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com> writes:
> 
> > Although llist provides proper APIs, they are not used. Make them used.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/md/bcache/closure.c | 15 ++-------------
> >  drivers/md/raid5.c          |  4 +---
> >  drivers/vhost/scsi.c        |  9 ++-------
> >  fs/file_table.c             | 12 +++++-------
> >  fs/namespace.c              | 12 +++++-------
> >  include/linux/llist.h       |  3 +++
> >  kernel/irq_work.c           |  6 +-----
> >  kernel/sched/core.c         | 13 ++-----------
> >  mm/vmalloc.c                |  8 +++-----
> 
> I think you need to split the patch.  One for each subsystem, this makes
> it easier to be reviewed and merged.

Thank you. I will do it.

> 
> Best Regards,
> Huang, Ying
> 
> [snip]