Re: [RESEND PATCH] bcache: Don't reinvent the wheel but use existing llist API

[Byungchul Park]

On Wed, Aug 09, 2017 at 09:39:09AM +0300, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> 
> 
> On  8.08.2017 09:00, Byungchul Park wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 08, 2017 at 01:28:39PM +0800, Coly Li wrote:
> >>>>> +	llist_for_each_entry_safe(cl, t, reverse, list) {
> >>>>
> >>>> Just wondering why not using llist_for_each_entry(), or you use the
> >>>> _safe version on purpose ?
> >>>
> >>> If I use llist_for_each_entry(), then it would change the original
> >>> behavior. Is it ok?
> 
> Generally, _safe versions of list primitives is used when you are going
> to perform removal in the iteration. I haven't looked at the code in
> bcache but if it's removing entries from the list then _safe version is
> required. If you are only iterating - then non-safe version is fine.

Thank you~ :)