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Message-ID: <f7e9b2a7-9ec8-3922-ee06-eea0e26a26dd@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:09:50 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@...cle.com>,
        "maple-tree@...ts.infradead.org" <maple-tree@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: Make mas_prealloc() error checking more
 generic

On 15.06.22 19:42, Liam Howlett wrote:
> Return the error regardless of what it is.  This is a safer option.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> ---
>  lib/maple_tree.c | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index f413b6f0da2b..89ff5ef7ee28 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -5670,16 +5670,15 @@ void mas_store_prealloc(struct ma_state *mas, void *entry)
>   */
>  int mas_preallocate(struct ma_state *mas, void *entry, gfp_t gfp)
>  {
> -
>  	mas_set_alloc_req(mas, 1 + mas_mt_height(mas) * 3);
>  	mas_alloc_nodes(mas, gfp);
> -	if (likely(mas->node != MA_ERROR(-ENOMEM)))
> +	if (likely(!mas_is_err(mas)))
>  		return 0;
>  
>  	mas_set_alloc_req(mas, 0);
>  	mas_destroy(mas);
>  	mas->node = MAS_START;
> -	return -ENOMEM;
> +	return xa_err(mas->node);
>  }
>  
>  /*

Liam, (as asked privately before, I was just too busy to respond :) )
once all known issues are fixed, can we have a new version posted to
ease review? That would make my life easier to see what needs review and
in which order patches apply. Thanks!

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb

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