linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 03/14] block, dax: remove dead code in blkdev

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Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:29:19 +0200
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
        Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 03/14] block, dax: remove dead code in
 blkdev_writepages()

On Wed 21-03-18 15:57:27, Dan Williams wrote:
> Block device inodes never have S_DAX set, so kill the check for DAX and
> diversion to dax_writeback_mapping_range().
> 
> Cc: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
> Cc: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> Cc: Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Looks good. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/block_dev.c |    5 -----
>  1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
> index fe09ef9c21f3..846ee2d31781 100644
> --- a/fs/block_dev.c
> +++ b/fs/block_dev.c
> @@ -1946,11 +1946,6 @@ static int blkdev_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t wait)
>  static int blkdev_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
>  			     struct writeback_control *wbc)
>  {
> -	if (dax_mapping(mapping)) {
> -		struct block_device *bdev = I_BDEV(mapping->host);
> -
> -		return dax_writeback_mapping_range(mapping, bdev, wbc);
> -	}
>  	return generic_writepages(mapping, wbc);
>  }
>  
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR