Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] memblock: drop for_each_memblock_type() and open code its users
From: tarunsahu
Date: Thu Oct 15 2026 - 18:45:40 EST
Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 03:18:45PM +0000, tarunsahu@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I fixed some of it when applying and some right now, no need for v5
Thanks Mike!
>
>> ~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.
>
> --
> Sincerely yours,
> Mike.