Re: [PATCH 00/12] Convert write_cache_pages() to an iterator

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Tue Jun 27 2023 - 00:03:46 EST


On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 06:35:09PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> Dave Howells doesn't like the indirect function call imposed by
> write_cache_pages(), so refactor it into an iterator. I took the
> opportunity to add the ability to iterate a folio_batch without having
> an external variable.
>
> This is against next-20230623. If you try to apply it on top of a tree
> which doesn't include the pagevec removal series, IT WILL CRASH because
> it won't reinitialise folio_batch->i and the iteration will index out
> of bounds.
>
> I have a feeling the 'done' parameter could have a better name, but I
> can't think what it might be.

Heh, I actually have a local series with a minor subset of some of the
cleanups, but without the iterator conversion.