linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] fs/ntfs3: Refactoring and improving logic in run

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Date:   Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:41:58 +0300
From:   Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@...agon-software.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:     <ntfs3@...ts.linux.dev>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fs/ntfs3: Refactoring and improving logic in run_pack

On 7/7/22 07:42, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Konstantin,
> 
> now that you have time to actively work on the ntfs3 driver again, can
> you consider looking into converting the I/O path to iomap, as already
> request during the merge?  Getting drivers off the old buffer head based
> I/O helpers is something we need to address in the coming years, so
> any relatively simple and actually maintained file system would be a
> good start.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 06, 2022 at 08:31:25PM +0300, Konstantin Komarov wrote:
>> 2 patches:
>> - some comments and making function static;
>> - improving speed of run_pack by checking runs in advance
>>
>> Konstantin Komarov (2):
>>    fs/ntfs3: Added comments to frecord functions
>>    fs/ntfs3: Check possible errors in run_pack in advance
>>
>>   fs/ntfs3/bitmap.c  |  3 +--
>>   fs/ntfs3/frecord.c |  8 ++++----
>>   fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h |  1 -
>>   fs/ntfs3/run.c     | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>>   4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.37.0
>>
> ---end quoted text---

Hi Christoph

I will look into converting the I/O path to iomap.
Thank you for reminding about it.