[PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[Geliang Tang]

To make the code clearer, use rb_entry() instead of container_of() to
deal with rbtree.

Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index 1822382..6da6e01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ static void *res_tracker_lookup(struct rb_root *root, u64 res_id)
 	struct rb_node *node = root->rb_node;
 
 	while (node) {
-		struct res_common *res = container_of(node, struct res_common,
-						      node);
+		struct res_common *res = rb_entry(node, struct res_common,
+						  node);
 
 		if (res_id < res->res_id)
 			node = node->rb_left;
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ static int res_tracker_insert(struct rb_root *root, struct res_common *res)
 
 	/* Figure out where to put new node */
 	while (*new) {
-		struct res_common *this = container_of(*new, struct res_common,
-						       node);
+		struct res_common *this = rb_entry(*new, struct res_common,
+						   node);
 
 		parent = *new;
 		if (res->res_id < this->res_id)
-- 
2.9.3

Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[Leon Romanovsky]

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On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:36:57PM +0800, Geliang Tang wrote:
> To make the code clearer, use rb_entry() instead of container_of() to
> deal with rbtree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

I don't understand completely the rationale behind this conversion.
rb_entry == container_of, why do we need another name for it?

>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
> index 1822382..6da6e01 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
> @@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ static void *res_tracker_lookup(struct rb_root *root, u64 res_id)
>  	struct rb_node *node = root->rb_node;
>
>  	while (node) {
> -		struct res_common *res = container_of(node, struct res_common,
> -						      node);
> +		struct res_common *res = rb_entry(node, struct res_common,
> +						  node);
>
>  		if (res_id < res->res_id)
>  			node = node->rb_left;
> @@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ static int res_tracker_insert(struct rb_root *root, struct res_common *res)
>
>  	/* Figure out where to put new node */
>  	while (*new) {
> -		struct res_common *this = container_of(*new, struct res_common,
> -						       node);
> +		struct res_common *this = rb_entry(*new, struct res_common,
> +						   node);
>
>  		parent = *new;
>  		if (res->res_id < this->res_id)
> --
> 2.9.3
>
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Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[Geliang Tang]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 09:48:39AM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:36:57PM +0800, Geliang Tang wrote:
> > To make the code clearer, use rb_entry() instead of container_of() to
> > deal with rbtree.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c | 8 ++++----
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> I don't understand completely the rationale behind this conversion.
> rb_entry == container_of, why do we need another name for it?
> 

There are several *_entry macros which are defined in kernel data
structures, like list_entry, hlist_entry, rb_entry, etc. Each of them is
just another name for container_of. We use different *_entry so that we
could identify the specific type of data structure that we are dealing
with.

-Geliang

Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[Leon Romanovsky]

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On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 10:42:25PM +0800, Geliang Tang wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 09:48:39AM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:36:57PM +0800, Geliang Tang wrote:
> > > To make the code clearer, use rb_entry() instead of container_of() to
> > > deal with rbtree.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c | 8 ++++----
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > I don't understand completely the rationale behind this conversion.
> > rb_entry == container_of, why do we need another name for it?
> >
>
> There are several *_entry macros which are defined in kernel data
> structures, like list_entry, hlist_entry, rb_entry, etc. Each of them is
> just another name for container_of. We use different *_entry so that we
> could identify the specific type of data structure that we are dealing
> with.

Your proposed patch doesn't support the importance of such knowledge for
rb_entry. The list_entry case is totally different, because you perform
operation on it.

Anyway, It doesn't matter.
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@mellanox.com>

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Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[David Miller]

From: Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:48:39 +0200

> I don't understand completely the rationale behind this conversion.
> rb_entry == container_of, why do we need another name for it?

Because it's an annotation.

Either you agree that the macro exists and it should be used in
every spot where those types are being used, or you don't and
therefore argue for the macro and it's usage completely.

Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4: use rb_entry()

[David Miller]

From: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:36:57 +0800

> To make the code clearer, use rb_entry() instead of container_of() to
> deal with rbtree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@gmail.com>

Applied.