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

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Date:   Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:38:36 +0800
From:   "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
To:     Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>
Cc:     <peterz@...radead.org>, <mingo@...nel.org>,
        <koverstreet@...gle.com>, <neilb@...e.de>, <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>,
        <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, <ying.huang@...el.com>,
        <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

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.

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying

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