linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/24] erofs: add on-disk layout

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Date:   Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:43:03 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
To:     dsterba@...e.cz, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Gao Xiang <gaoxiang25@...wei.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>,
        Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>,
        Miao Xie <miaoxie@...wei.com>,
        Li Guifu <bluce.liguifu@...wei.com>,
        Fang Wei <fangwei1@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/24] erofs: add on-disk layout

Hi!

> > > Rather than they didn't run "gdb" or "pahole" and change it by mistake.
> > 
> > I think Christoph is not right here.
> > 
> > Using external tools for validation is extra work
> > when necessary for understanding the code.
> 
> The advantage of using the external tools that the information about
> offsets is provably correct ...

No. gdb tells you what the actual offsets _are_.

> > The expected offset is somewhat valuable, but
> > perhaps the form is a bit off given the visual
> > run-in to the field types.
> > 
> > The extra work with this form is manipulating all
> > the offsets whenever a structure change occurs.
> 
> ... while this is error prone.

While the comment tells you what they _should be_.

								Pavel
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