linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 05/19] mm: Remove 'page

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Date:   Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:14:35 +1100
From:   Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, cluster-devel@...hat.com,
        ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 05/19] mm: Remove 'page_offset' from readahead loop

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 10:45:48AM -0800, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> From: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
> 
> Eliminate the page_offset variable which was confusing with the
> 'offset' parameter and record the start of each consecutive run of
> pages in the readahead_control.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>
> ---
>  mm/readahead.c | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Looks ok, but having the readahead dispatch out of line from the
case that triggers it makes it hard to follow.

Cheers,

Dave.

-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com