linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 19/21] bcache: use match

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Date:   Fri, 1 Jun 2018 13:04:52 +0800
From:   Coly Li <colyli@...e.de>
To:     Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     andy.shevchenko@...il.com,
        Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 19/21] bcache: use match_string() helper

On 2018/6/1 12:32 PM, Yisheng Xie wrote:
> Hi Coly,
> 
> On 2018/6/1 11:45, Coly Li wrote:
>> On 2018/5/31 7:11 PM, Yisheng Xie wrote:
>>> match_string() returns the index of an array for a matching string,
>>> which can be used instead of open coded variant.
>>>
>>> Cc: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>
>>> Cc: linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org 
>>> Signed-off-by: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
>>
>> Hi Yishenng,
>>
>> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> submitted a patch to
>> replace the whole bch_read_string_list() with __sysfs_match_string().
>> And this patch is applied in Jens' block tree, will go into mainline
>> kernel in v4.18.
>>
>> If you search bcache mailing list, you may find a patch named with
>> "bcache: Replace bch_read_string_list() by __sysfs_match_string()".
>>
>> That means this patch will conflict with existing changes.
> 
> Get it, and thanks for this information.
> 
> Sorry Andy, for doing this once more.
> 
Hi Yisheng,

Thank you for the effort, hope to see more bcache patches from you :-)

Coly Li