linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 23/31] mbcache: make mbcache naming more generic

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Date:   Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:39:35 -0700
From:   Tahsin Erdogan <tahsin@...gle.com>
To:     Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>
Cc:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 23/31] mbcache: make mbcache naming more generic

Hi Andreas, I have incorporated your suggestions into another patch
that renames things in ext2/ext4 ("[PATCH 24/32] ext2, ext4: make mb
block cache names more explicit").

> Since we now also have the ea_inode cache, it would be better to rename
> s_mb_cache to s_mb_block_cache to make it more clear what it is.  That
> isn't strictly needed for ext2, but better to keep it consistent with ext4.

Done

> Minor nit - having a function-local variable named "ext2_mb_cache" and
> "ext4_mb_cache" makes it look like this is a global variable.  I think
> this name is left over from when it _was_ actually a single global cache
> rather than a per-filesystem cache.  It would be better to use a name
> like "mb_block_cache" to make it clear that this is the local block cache.

Done

> This local variable should be named "mb_block_cache" or similar.

Done

> s/ext4_mb_cache/mb_block_cache/
Done

> (style) no space after typecast
Fixed