linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 19/28] iomap: Convert __iomap_zero

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Message-ID: <Ybb3nmf0hPXhlnOu@infradead.org>
Date:   Sun, 12 Dec 2021 23:34:54 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     "Darrick J . Wong " <djwong@...nel.org>, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 19/28] iomap: Convert __iomap_zero_iter to use a folio

On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 04:19:54PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> After attempting the merge with Christoph's ill-timed refactoring,

I did give you a headsup before..

> I decided that eliding the use of 'bytes' here was the wrong approach,
> because it very much needs to be put back in for the merge.

Is there any good reason to not just delay the iomp_zero_iter folio
conversion for now?