linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] fs/buffer: convert create_page_buffers to folio_create

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Date:   Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:05:10 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        brauner@...nel.org, willy@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, mcgrof@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gost.dev@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] fs/buffer: convert create_page_buffers to
 folio_create_buffers

On 4/17/23 14:36, Pankaj Raghav wrote:
> fs/buffer do not support large folios as there are many assumptions on
> the folio size to be the host page size. This conversion is one step
> towards removing that assumption. Also this conversion will reduce calls
> to compound_head() if folio_create_buffers() calls
> folio_create_empty_buffers().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>
> ---
>   fs/buffer.c | 23 +++++++++++++----------
>   1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes