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SubjectRe: [PATCHv2 04/10] zram: factor out device reset from reset_store()
On (04/23/15 11:29), Minchan Kim wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 08:55:50PM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> > Device reset currently includes two steps:
> > a) holding ->bd_mutex we ensure that there are no device users
> > (bdev->bd_openers)
> >
> > b) and "internal" part (executed under bdev->bd_mutex and partially
> > under zram->init_lock) that resets the device - frees allocated
> > memory and returns the device back to its initial state.
> >
> > Up until now it worked just fine. But there will be yet another device
> > reset user soon -- on-demand device removal. We currently can reuse (b),
> > but step (a) is done in sysfs ATTR reset_store() handler, which makes it
> > hard to use it in on-demand device reset path.
> >
> > Rename step (b) from zram_reset_device() to zram_reset_device_internal()
>
> Usually, we use double underbar to show interal function so I prefer
> __zram_reset_device to xxx_internal.
>


yes. I do remember your comment regarding the function name from the first
submission. it's already in the new patchset. thanks.

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-ss

> > and factor out step (a) to zram_reset_device().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Minchan Kim
>


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