Re: [PATCH RESEND 5/5] block: Remove __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge() helper

From: Baolin Wang
Date: Mon Aug 17 2020 - 23:29:43 EST


On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 02:26:08PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 08:14:08PM +0800, Baolin Wang wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 08:32:41AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 12:09:19PM +0800, Baolin Wang wrote:
> > > > The blk_mq_sched_bio_merge() just wrap the __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(), and
> > > > no other places will use __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(). Thus we can combine
> > > > these 2 similar functions into one function.
> > >
> > > I think the idea was to avoid the function call for the nomerges fast
> > > path. Not sure if that is really worth it.
> >
> > Um, no places will use __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(), not sure if it is a
> > good choice we still keep an unused and similar function?
>
> Well, blk_mq_sched_bio_merge calls __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge, after
> performing two fast path checks.

What I mean is blk_mq_sched_bio_merge() just wrap the
__blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(), and no other users will call
__blk_mq_sched_bio_merge(). Anyway, I will drop this patch
as you suggested.