Re: [OPW kernel] [PATCH 0/3] bootstrapping btrfs_find_item_interface

[Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>]

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:52:45PM -0700, Kelley Nielsen wrote:
> There are many btrfs functions that manually search the tree for an
> item. They all reimplement the same mechanism and differ in the
> conditions that they use to find the item. It has been proposed that a
> new core interface, btrfs_find_item, be created to take the place of 

s/It has been proposed that ... be created/Zach Brown proposed creating .../
, judging by the Suggested-by in the patches.

> these functions, and standardize the search functionality.
> 
> This patchset takes the first steps toward the implementation of this
> core interface. The first patch creates a starting point for the
> interface by moving one of the search functions, __inode_item, to
> ctree.c and renaming it with the core function name. The next two
> patches eliminate one similar helper function each by replacing their
> callers with calls to the new core function, and modifying the new core
> function to ensure it fulfills the purpose of the function being
> replaced.
> 
> Kelley Nielsen (3):
>   Bootstrap generic btrfs_find_item interface
>   btrfs_find_item expanded to include find_root_ref funcionality
>   btrfs_find_item expanded to include find_orphan_item functionality
> 
>  fs/btrfs/backref.c   | 40 ++++----------------------------------
>  fs/btrfs/ctree.c     | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  fs/btrfs/ctree.h     |  2 ++
>  fs/btrfs/disk-io.c   |  3 ++-
>  fs/btrfs/inode.c     |  6 +++---
>  fs/btrfs/orphan.c    | 20 -------------------
>  fs/btrfs/root-tree.c | 15 --------------
>  fs/btrfs/tree-log.c  |  3 ++-
>  8 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
> 
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> 1.8.1.2
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