linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 03/12] ext4: call ext4_mb_mark_context in ext4_free_blocks

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Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:22:43 +0530
From:   Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@...il.com>
To:     Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>, tytso@....edu,
        adilger.kernel@...ger.ca
Cc:     ojaswin@...ux.ibm.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 03/12] ext4: call ext4_mb_mark_context in ext4_free_blocks_simple

Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com> writes:

> call ext4_mb_mark_context in ext4_free_blocks_simple to:
> 1. remove repeat code
> 2. pair update of free_clusters in ext4_mb_new_blocks_simple.
> 3. add missing ext4_lock_group/ext4_unlock_group protection.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 33 +--------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> index e1320eea46e9..cd2fd5dbfcdd 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> @@ -6393,43 +6393,12 @@ ext4_mb_free_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_buddy *e4b,
>  static void ext4_free_blocks_simple(struct inode *inode, ext4_fsblk_t block,
>  					unsigned long count)

This might need some auditing later (need not be as part of this series)
on why it is an unsigned long. I think it is just a left over and an
unsigned int should be sufficient.

But either ways this patch looks good to me. Feel free to add -

Reviewed-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@...il.com>

-ritesh