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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:18:41 +0100
From: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
To: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
Cc: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@amd.com>, mingo@redhat.com,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, iommu@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/18] dma-debug: add hash functions for
	dma_debug_entries
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On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 10:16:41PM +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> [Frederic Weisbecker - Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:11:00PM +0100]
> | On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 09:45:14PM +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> | > [Frederic Weisbecker - Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 02:50:52PM +0100]
> | > ...
> | > | > +/*
> | > | > + * Add an entry to a hash bucket
> | > | > + */
> | > | > +static void hash_bucket_add(struct hash_bucket *bucket,
> | > | > +			    struct dma_debug_entry *entry)
> | > | > +{
> | > | > +	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &bucket->list);
> | > | > +}
> | > | > +
> | > | > +/*
> | > | > + * Remove entry from a hash bucket list
> | > | > + */
> | > | > +static void hash_bucket_del(struct dma_debug_entry *entry)
> | > | > +{
> | > | > +	list_del(&entry->list);
> | > | > +}
> | > | 
> | > | 
> | > | Perhaps the two wrappers above are unnecessary, since they are actually
> | > | used once and only wrap a single list operation. No?
> | > | 
> | > | Frederic.
> | > 
> | > Hi Frederic,
> | > 
> | > I think it would be better to make them 'inline' only but remain
> | > the wrappers as is, since it show logic flow and hides internal data
> | > details. But it's my personal opinion.
> | 
> | 
> | Yeah, I guess it's only a matter of taste :-)
> | Anyway, as you said, it should be inlined.
> 
> Nod :) The only problem could be (it depends) -- is that
> if one day some locking would be needed instead of fixing
> one function you would need to grep all list_add/del entries :)


Yes, although the locking is already here but I understand your point.

 
> | 
> |  
> 	- Cyrill -

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