Re: Remove TO DO in jfs_xtree.c

[Dave Kleikamp]

On 12/29/2014 09:48 PM, tytso@xxxxxxx wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 04:13:37PM -0600, Dave Kleikamp wrote:
>> On 12/27/2014 06:58 PM, nick wrote:
>>> Greetings Dave,
>>> I am wondering why there is a TO DO above this code:
>>>         * ToDo:  tlocks should be on doubly-linked list, so we can
>>>         * quickly remove it and add it to the end.
>>
>> I'm sure the idea was to avoid the for loop needed to find the previous
>> entry in the linked list. A doubly-linked list makes it much simpler to
>> remove an item from an arbitrary position in the list.
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Just in case you weren't aware, Nick has been banned from the LKML
> list for being a troll.

Thanks, Ted. Now I remember some earlier threads. Forgot it was the same
person. Just figured him for a novice looking for something to contribute.

Thanks,
Shaggy
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