Re: [PATCH] zram: extra zram_get_element call in zram_read_from_zspool()

From: Vasily Averin
Date: Mon Nov 06 2023 - 15:03:55 EST


On 11/6/23 22:55, Vasily Averin wrote:
> 'element' and 'handle' are union in struct zram_table_entry.

struct zram_table_entry {
union {
unsigned long handle;
unsigned long element;
};

I do not understand the sense of this union.
>From my POV it just makes it harder to check the code because an reviewer doesn't
expect that the zram element can't be used together.
Can I remove this union at all and replace zram_get/set_element calls by zram_get/set_handle instead?

Thank you,
Vasily Averin