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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/3] mm: sparse: remove __section_nr() function
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On 02.07.21 14:18, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Fri 02-07-21 18:41:32, Ohhoon Kwon wrote:
>> __section_nr() was used to convert struct mem_section * to section_nr.
>>
>> With CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_EXTREME enabled, however, __section_nr() can be
>> costly since it iterates all section roots to check if the given
>> mem_section is in its range.
>>
>> On the other hand, __nr_to_section() which converts section_nr to
>> mem_section can be done in O(1).
>>
>> The only users of __section_nr() was section_mark_present() and
>> find_memory_block().
>>
>> Since I changed both functions to use section_nr directly in the
>> preceeding patches, let's remove __section_nr() which has no users.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ohhoon Kwon <ohoono.kwon@samsung.com>
>
> I would go with a much shorter changelog. The function is not used
> anymore so it can be simply dropped.
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>

Agreed, also avoid the use of "I" in patches.

Use something like

"As the last users of __section_nr() are gone, let's remove now unused
__section_nr()."

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb

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