Re: [PATCH v7 03/12] ext4: call ext4_mb_mark_context in ext4_free_blocks_simple

From: IBM
Date: Wed Sep 27 2023 - 04:52:55 EST


Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> call ext4_mb_mark_context in ext4_free_blocks_simple to:
> 1. remove repeat code
> 2. pair update of free_clusters in ext4_mb_new_blocks_simple.
> 3. add missing ext4_lock_group/ext4_unlock_group protection.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 33 +--------------------------------
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> index e1320eea46e9..cd2fd5dbfcdd 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> @@ -6393,43 +6393,12 @@ ext4_mb_free_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_buddy *e4b,
> static void ext4_free_blocks_simple(struct inode *inode, ext4_fsblk_t block,
> unsigned long count)

This might need some auditing later (need not be as part of this series)
on why it is an unsigned long. I think it is just a left over and an
unsigned int should be sufficient.

But either ways this patch looks good to me. Feel free to add -

Reviewed-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx>

-ritesh