Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/2] rdma: constify ram_chunk_{index, start, end}

["Michael R. Hines" <mrhines@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On 09/03/2013 10:32 PM, Isaku Yamahata wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@private.email.ne.jp>
> ---
>   migration-rdma.c |    8 +++++---
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/migration-rdma.c b/migration-rdma.c
> index e71c10a..db5a908 100644
> --- a/migration-rdma.c
> +++ b/migration-rdma.c
> @@ -511,19 +511,21 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
>                                      int *resp_idx,
>                                      int (*callback)(RDMAContext *rdma));
>
> -static inline uint64_t ram_chunk_index(uint8_t *start, uint8_t *host)
> +static inline uint64_t ram_chunk_index(const uint8_t *start,
> +                                       const uint8_t *host)
>   {
>       return ((uintptr_t) host - (uintptr_t) start) >> RDMA_REG_CHUNK_SHIFT;
>   }
>
> -static inline uint8_t *ram_chunk_start(RDMALocalBlock *rdma_ram_block,
> +static inline uint8_t *ram_chunk_start(const RDMALocalBlock *rdma_ram_block,
>                                          uint64_t i)
>   {
>       return (uint8_t *) (((uintptr_t) rdma_ram_block->local_host_addr)
>                                       + (i << RDMA_REG_CHUNK_SHIFT));
>   }
>
> -static inline uint8_t *ram_chunk_end(RDMALocalBlock *rdma_ram_block, uint64_t i)
> +static inline uint8_t *ram_chunk_end(const RDMALocalBlock *rdma_ram_block,
> +                                     uint64_t i)
>   {
>       uint8_t *result = ram_chunk_start(rdma_ram_block, i) +
>                                            (1UL << RDMA_REG_CHUNK_SHIFT);

Isaku, you are sending lots of "little" patches which may or may not be
properly rebased upon previous patches.

Could you please group your current patch series into a single series with a
descriptive cover letter along with the previous patches?

If you need create a new patch specifically for RDMA before a previous
patch as been applied to my tree, then please include the old one into
the new patch series with a description and a "resend" in the title.

Then I can review them at once apply them all to my tree
so the maintaner has an easier time.

Thanks,
- Michael