Yes, type `bool' is better.diff --git a/include/linux/radix-tree.h b/include/linux/radix-tree.h
index 355f6e8..03e25f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/radix-tree.h
+++ b/include/linux/radix-tree.h
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ radix_tree_gang_lookup(struct radix_tree_root *root, void **results,
unsigned long first_index, unsigned int max_items);
unsigned int
radix_tree_gang_lookup_slot(struct radix_tree_root *root, void ***results,
- unsigned long first_index, unsigned int max_items);
+ unsigned long first_index, unsigned int max_items,
+ int contig);
Variable `contig' could have the type `bool'. Did you consider and
reject that option, or just didn't think of it?
...
+ if (contig)
+ goto out;
+
+ } else if (contig) {
+ index--;
+ goto out;
+
+ if (contig) {
+ if (slots_found == 0)
+ break;
+ if (next_index & RADIX_TREE_MAP_MASK)
+ break;
+ }
- (void ***)pages, start, nr_pages);
+ (void ***)pages, start, nr_pages, 0);
- (void ***)pages, index, nr_pages);
+ (void ***)pages, index, nr_pages, 1);
The patch adds cycles in some cases and saves them in others.
Does the saving exceed the adding? How do we know that the patch is a
net benefit?