linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] fs/ntfs: fix set but not used variable 'log_page

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Message-ID: <3b12e860-273e-c915-cd18-637668762107@huawei.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:17:07 +0800
From:   Zheng Zengkai <zhengzengkai@...wei.com>
To:     Anton Altaparmakov <anton@...era.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     "linux-ntfs-dev@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <linux-ntfs-dev@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] fs/ntfs: fix set but not used variable
 'log_page_mask'

Hi Anton and Andrew,

> Hi Andrew,
>
> Ah, oops!  Thank you and apologies.  Quite right the alternative patch was even better.  No need to apply this patch after all...
>
> Zheng, the log_page_mask variable was removed altogether so your patch no longer makes sense.
>
> Best regards,
>
> 	Anton
>
>> On 10 Dec 2020, at 02:36, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 08:24:02 +0000 Anton Altaparmakov <anton@...era.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you please apply this?
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> --- a/fs/ntfs/logfile.c
>>>> +++ b/fs/ntfs/logfile.c
>>>> @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ bool ntfs_check_logfile(struct inode *log_vi, RESTART_PAGE_HEADER **rp)
>>>> 	 * optimize log_page_size and log_page_bits into constants.
>>>> 	 */
>>>> 	log_page_bits = ntfs_ffs(log_page_size) - 1;
>>>> -	size &= ~(s64)(log_page_size - 1);
>>>> +	size &= ~(s64)(log_page_mask);
>>>> 	/*
>>>> 	 * Ensure the log file is big enough to store at least the two restart
>>>> 	 * pages and the minimum number of log record pages.
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1604821092-54631-1-git-send-email-alex.shi@linux.alibaba.com/
>> addressed this?
>>
It's ok, thank you all the same!