Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] zram: remove init_lock in zram_make_request

From: Minchan Kim
Date: Wed Jan 28 2015 - 21:01:52 EST


On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:57:38AM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 11:56:51PM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> > > I don't like re-introduced ->init_done.
> > > another idea... how about using `zram->disksize == 0' instead of
> > > `->init_done' (previously `->meta != NULL')? should do the trick.
> >
> > It could be.
> >
> >
> care to change it?

Will try!

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> > >
> > >
> > > and I'm not sure I get this rmb...
> >
> > What makes you not sure?
> > I think it's clear and common pattern for smp_[wmb|rmb]. :)
> >
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> well... what that "if (ret)" gives? it's almost always true, because the
> device is initialized during read/write operations (in 99.99% of cases).

If it was your concern, I'm happy to remove the check.(ie, actually,
I realized that after I push the button to send). Thanks!

>
> -ss

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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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