Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] badblocks: improvement badblocks_set() for multiple ranges handling

[Coly Li]

On 9/27/21 3:30 PM, Geliang Tang wrote:
> On 9/14/21 00:36, Coly Li wrote:

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> > + * 2.1.1) If S and E are both acked or unacked range, the setting 
> > range S can
> > + *    be merged into existing bad range E. The result is,
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + *        |      S      |
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + * 2.1.2) If S is uncked setting and E is acked, the setting will be 
> > dinied, and
>
> uncked -> unacked
> dinied?

You are correct, it should be unacked.

> > + *    the result is,
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + *        |      E      |
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + * 2.1.3) If S is acked setting and E is unacked, range S can 
> > overwirte on E.
> > + *    An extra slot from the bad blocks table will be allocated for 
> > S, and head
> > + *    of E will move to end of the inserted range E. The result is,
> > + *        +--------+----+
> > + *        |    S   | E  |
> > + *        +--------+----+
> > + * 2.2) The setting range size == already set range size
> > + * 2.2.1) If S and E are both acked or unacked range, the setting 
> > range S can
> > + *    be merged into existing bad range E. The result is,
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + *        |      S      |
> > + *        +-------------+
> > + * 2.2.2) If S is uncked setting and E is acked, the setting will be 
> > dinied, and
>
> uncked -> unacked

Yes, thanks for pointing out the typo. I will fix them in next version.

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> > +/* Do exact work to set bad block range into the bad block table */
> > +static int _badblocks_set(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, int 
> > sectors,
> > +              int acknowledged)
> > +{
> > +    u64 *p;
> > +    struct badblocks_context bad;
> > +    int prev = -1, hint = -1;
> > +    int len = 0, added = 0;
> > +    int retried = 0, space_desired = 0;
> > +    int rv = 0;
> > +    unsigned long flags;
>
> orig_start and orig_len are used in _badblocks_set() only, we can drop 
> them from struct badblocks_context, declare two local variables instead:
>
>         sector_t orig_start;
>         int orig_len;

It's fair, let me change it in next version.

[snipped]

Thanks for your review!

Coly Li