Re: [PATCH 5/7] sysfs: make sysfs_add/remove_one() calllink/unlink_sibling() implictly

[Cornelia Huck]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:15:08 +0900,
Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When adding or removing a sysfs_dirent, the user used to be required
> to call link/unlink separately.  It was for two reasons - code looked
> like that before sysfs_addrm_cxt conversion and to avoid looping
> through parent_sd->children list twice during removal.
> 
> Performance optimization during removal just isn't worth it.  Make
> sysfs_add/remove_one() call sysfs_link/unlink_sibing() implicitly.
> This makes code simpler albeit slightly less efficient.  This change
> doesn't introduce any noticeable behavior change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/sysfs/dir.c     |   21 ++++++++++-----------
>  fs/sysfs/file.c    |    4 +---
>  fs/sysfs/inode.c   |   17 ++++-------------
>  fs/sysfs/symlink.c |    4 +---
>  fs/sysfs/sysfs.h   |    2 --
>  5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
> 
I agree. The double loop in the removal path doesn't really hurt, and
the code is now much nicer.

Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@xxxxxxxxxx>
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