Re: [PATCH 1/3] raid: replace list_for_each_continue_rcu with new interface

On 08/24/2012 08:51 AM, Michael Wang wrote:

On 08/17/2012 12:33 PM, Michael Wang wrote:

quoted

From: Michael Wang <redacted>

This patch replaces list_for_each_continue_rcu() with
list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu() to save a few lines
of code and allow removing list_for_each_continue_rcu().

Hi, Neil

Could I get some comments on this patch?

Hi, Neil

Could I get some comments?

And please forgive and warn me if this patch has came to the wrong
place...I get the address from get_maintainer.

Regards,
Michael Wang

Regards,
Michael Wang

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Signed-off-by: Michael Wang <redacted>
---
 drivers/md/bitmap.c |    9 +++------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 15dbe03..b160828 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c

@@ -163,20 +163,17 @@ static struct md_rdev *next_active_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct mddev *mdde
 	 * As devices are only added or removed when raid_disk is < 0 and
 	 * nr_pending is 0 and In_sync is clear, the entries we return will
 	 * still be in the same position on the list when we re-enter
-	 * list_for_each_continue_rcu.
+	 * list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu.
 	 */
-	struct list_head *pos;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (rdev == NULL)
 		/* start at the beginning */
-		pos = &mddev->disks;
+		rdev = list_entry_rcu(&mddev->disks, struct md_rdev, same_set);
 	else {
 		/* release the previous rdev and start from there. */
 		rdev_dec_pending(rdev, mddev);
-		pos = &rdev->same_set;
 	}
-	list_for_each_continue_rcu(pos, &mddev->disks) {
-		rdev = list_entry(pos, struct md_rdev, same_set);
+	list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 		if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
 		    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)) {
 			/* this is a usable devices */