[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 2/3] Ocfs2: Change ocfs2_prepare_refcount_change_for_del() a bit to defer blocks reservation.

[tristan <tristan.ye@oracle.com>]

Joel Becker wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:28:44AM +0800, tristan wrote:
>   
>> TaoMa wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Tristan,
>>>    you'd better integrate this patch with patch 3/3. otherwise we 
>>> can't build successfully if we apply this one and don't apply the next 
>>> one(in some git bisect case).
>>>       
>> Yes I see, here I just split the patches as small as possible to be 
>> logically separate,  for the convenience of your reviewing:)
>>     
>
> Tristan,
> 	Your instinct is good, but Tao is right, every commit has to
> compile and work.  The next patches you work on, keep trying to break it
> up into logical things, but have working code.  One of the best tricks
> is doing the isomorphic changes (changes that don't actually affect the
> behavior yet) first.  I use this trick a lot.  I can add an argument to
> a function or change what is passed through without actually changing
> the functionality.  Once I've used this methodology to restructure the
> code, then I can change the behavior.
>   

Joel, tao,

Your help really makes sense, thank you guys for sharing the experience:)


Tristan.


> 	For this particular change, I'm OK with it being one patch as I
> stated in my other email.
>
> Joel
>
>