linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 20/29] virtio-mem: nb_sb_per_mb and subblock_size are specific to Sub Block Mode (SBM)

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Date:   Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:41:04 +0800
From:   Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Michael S . Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 20/29] virtio-mem: nb_sb_per_mb and subblock_size are
 specific to Sub Block Mode (SBM)

On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 03:17:06PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>On 16.10.20 10:53, Wei Yang wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 02:53:14PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>>> Let's rename to "sbs_per_mb" and "sb_size" and move accordingly.
>>>
>>> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
>>> Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
>>> Cc: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@...il.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
>> 
>> One trivial suggestion, could we move this patch close the data structure
>> movement patch?
>> 
>> I know this would be some work, since you have changed some of the code logic.
>> This would take you some time to rebase.
>
>You mean after patch #17 ?

Yes

>
>I guess I can move patch #18 (prereq) a little further up (e.g., after
>patch #15). Guess moving it in front of #19 shouldn't be too hard.
>
>Will give it a try - if it takes too much effort, I'll leave it like this.
>

Not a big deal, while it will make the change more intact to me.

This is a big patch set to me. In case it could be split into two parts, like
bug fix/logic improvement and BBM implementation, that would be more friendly
to review.

>Thanks!
>
>-- 
>Thanks,
>
>David / dhildenb

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