Re: [patch V2 5/7] fs/jbd2: Simplify journal_unmap_buffer()

From: Jan Kara
Date: Thu Aug 01 2019 - 05:04:32 EST


On Thu 01-08-19 03:01:31, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> journal_unmap_buffer() checks first whether the buffer head is a journal.
> If so it takes locks and then invokes jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head()
> followed by another check whether this is journal head buffer.
>
> The double checking is pointless.
>
> Replace the initial check with jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head() which
> alredy checks whether the buffer head is actually a journal.
>
> Allows also early access to the journal head pointer for the upcoming
> conversion of state lock to a regular spinlock.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>

Nice simplification. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

Honza

> ---
> V2: New patch
> ---
> fs/jbd2/transaction.c | 8 ++------
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> @@ -2196,7 +2196,8 @@ static int journal_unmap_buffer(journal_
> * holding the page lock. --sct
> */
>
> - if (!buffer_jbd(bh))
> + jh = jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh);
> + if (!jh)
> goto zap_buffer_unlocked;
>
> /* OK, we have data buffer in journaled mode */
> @@ -2204,10 +2205,6 @@ static int journal_unmap_buffer(journal_
> jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
> spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>
> - jh = jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh);
> - if (!jh)
> - goto zap_buffer_no_jh;
> -
> /*
> * We cannot remove the buffer from checkpoint lists until the
> * transaction adding inode to orphan list (let's call it T)
> @@ -2329,7 +2326,6 @@ static int journal_unmap_buffer(journal_
> */
> jh->b_modified = 0;
> jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh);
> -zap_buffer_no_jh:
> spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
>
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR