Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] memblock: drop for_each_memblock_type() and open code its users
From: tarunsahu
Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 12:33:53 EST
Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi Tarun,
>
> Please for the next time add the cover-letter when sending more than one
> patch.
Thanks Mike for piking up the patches.
Sure, I will take care of adding the cover-letter.
You had some nit change suggestion, Let me know if you want
me send v5 or it is alright.
~Tarun
>
> On Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 07:08:27PM +0000, Tarun Sahu wrote:
>> for_each_memblock_type() always starts the iteration at index 0 and its
>> body is a trivial 'for' loop, so it hides very little. It also gets in
>> the way of iterating from an arbitrary index, which the next patch
>> needs.
>>
>> Remove the macro and open code its three users: memblock_add_range(),
>> memblock_isolate_range() and memblock_dump(). While at it, move the
>> region pointer into the loop body scope.
>>
>> No functional change.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Tarun Sahu <tarunsahu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> mm/memblock.c | 17 ++++++-----------
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
>> index f5aaa38cfa31..59dda7d085f3 100644
>> --- a/mm/memblock.c
>> +++ b/mm/memblock.c
>> @@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ struct memblock_type physmem = {
>> */
>> static __refdata struct memblock_type *memblock_memory = &memblock.memory;
>>
>> -#define for_each_memblock_type(i, memblock_type, rgn) \
>> - for (i = 0, rgn = &memblock_type->regions[0]; \
>> - i < memblock_type->cnt; \
>> - i++, rgn = &memblock_type->regions[i])
>> -
>> #define memblock_dbg(fmt, ...) \
>> do { \
>> if (memblock_debug) \
>> @@ -615,7 +610,6 @@ static int __init_memblock memblock_add_range(struct memblock_type *type,
>> phys_addr_t obase = base;
>> phys_addr_t end = base + memblock_cap_size(base, &size);
>> int idx, nr_new, start_rgn = -1, end_rgn;
>> - struct memblock_region *rgn;
>>
>> if (!size)
>> return 0;
>> @@ -651,7 +645,8 @@ static int __init_memblock memblock_add_range(struct memblock_type *type,
>> base = obase;
>> nr_new = 0;
>>
>> - for_each_memblock_type(idx, type, rgn) {
>> + for (idx = 0; idx < type->cnt; idx++) {
>> + struct memblock_region *rgn = &type->regions[idx];
>> phys_addr_t rbase = rgn->base;
>> phys_addr_t rend = rbase + rgn->size;
>>
>> @@ -815,7 +810,6 @@ static int __init_memblock memblock_isolate_range(struct memblock_type *type,
>> {
>> phys_addr_t end = base + memblock_cap_size(base, &size);
>> int idx;
>> - struct memblock_region *rgn;
>>
>> *start_rgn = *end_rgn = 0;
>>
>> @@ -827,7 +821,8 @@ static int __init_memblock memblock_isolate_range(struct memblock_type *type,
>> if (memblock_double_array(type, base, size) < 0)
>> return -ENOMEM;
>>
>> - for_each_memblock_type(idx, type, rgn) {
>> + for (idx = 0; idx < type->cnt; idx++) {
>> + struct memblock_region *rgn = &type->regions[idx];
>> phys_addr_t rbase = rgn->base;
>> phys_addr_t rend = rbase + rgn->size;
>>
>> @@ -2194,11 +2189,11 @@ static void __init_memblock memblock_dump(struct memblock_type *type)
>> phys_addr_t base, end, size;
>> enum memblock_flags flags;
>> int idx;
>> - struct memblock_region *rgn;
>>
>> pr_info(" %s.cnt = 0x%lx\n", type->name, type->cnt);
>>
>> - for_each_memblock_type(idx, type, rgn) {
>> + for (idx = 0; idx < type->cnt; idx++) {
>> + struct memblock_region *rgn = &type->regions[idx];
>> char nid_buf[32] = "";
>>
>> base = rgn->base;
>> --
>> 2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog
>>
>
> --
> Sincerely yours,
> Mike.