linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH md-6.8 v2 2/9] md: export helpers to stop sync

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Message-ID: <CAPhsuW5KC1Xnz1xkN8A+beu_j+Qumf3f+d9eA2pFzd4WAsMdyw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 08:39:45 -0800
From: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
To: Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
Cc: Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>, xni@...hat.com, zkabelac@...hat.com, 
	agk@...hat.com, snitzer@...nel.org, mpatocka@...hat.com, 
	dm-devel@...ts.linux.dev, heinzm@...hat.com, jbrassow@...hat.com, 
	neilb@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, 
	yi.zhang@...wei.com, yangerkun@...wei.com, yukuai3@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH md-6.8 v2 2/9] md: export helpers to stop sync_thread

Hi Paul,

Thanks for reviewing the patch!

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 7:10 AM Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de> wrote:
>
> Dear Kuai,
>
>
> Am 05.03.24 um 09:13 schrieb Yu Kuai:
>
> > 在 2024/03/05 16:08, Paul Menzel 写道:
>
> >> Am 05.03.24 um 08:22 schrieb Yu Kuai:
> >>> From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@...wei.com>
> >>>
> >>> The new heleprs will be used in dm-raid in later patches to fix
> >>
> >> hel*pe*rs
> >>
> >>> regressions and prevent calling md_reap_sync_thread() directly.
> >>
> >> Please list the new functions.
> >>
> >> 1.  md_idle_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev);
> >> 2.  md_frozen_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev);
> >> 3.  md_unfrozen_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev);
> >>
> >> I do not like the naming so much. `md_reap_sync_thread()` has the verb
> >> in imperative mood. At least myself, I would not know what the
> >> functions do exactly without looking at the implementation.
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions, I'm not that good at naming :(
> >
> > Usually I'll send a new version with updated naming, however, we must
> > merge this set ASAP now, perhaps can we live with this for now?
>
> Fine by me. Maybe when applying the typo can be fixed, and the naming
> than later.

Yes, I did exactly this when applying the patches, but forgot to mention it
here.

Song