linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 7/9] dax: add dax holder helper for filesystems

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Message-ID: <Ybru12651I+lETBq@infradead.org>
Date:   Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:46:31 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Shiyang Ruan <ruansy.fnst@...itsu.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, djwong@...nel.org,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, david@...morbit.com, jane.chu@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 7/9] dax: add dax holder helper for filesystems

On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 10:21:00AM +0800, Shiyang Ruan wrote:
> 
> 
> 在 2021/12/14 23:47, Christoph Hellwig 写道:
> > On Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 04:48:54PM +0800, Shiyang Ruan wrote:
> > > Add these helper functions, and export them for filesystem use.
> > 
> > What is the point of adding these wrappers vs just calling the
> > underlying functions?
> 
> I added them so that they can be called in a friendly way, even if
> CONFIG_DAX is off.  Otherwise, we need #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX) to wrap
> them where they are called.

No need for wrappers, you can stub out the underlying functions as well.