Re: [PATCH 07/10] staging: erofs: separate into init_once / always

[Gao Xiang]

Hi Greg,

On 2018/11/22 18:23, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> +
>> +	DBG_BUGON(work->nr_pages);
>> +	DBG_BUGON(work->vcnt);
> How can these ever be triggered?  I understand the need for debugging
> code when you are writing code, but at this point it shouldn't be needed
> anymore, right?

I need to avoid some fields is not 0 when the new workgroup is created (because
work->nr_pages and work->vcnt == 0 usually after the previous workgroup is freed).
But that is not obvious, it is promised by the current logic.

In order to not introduce such a issue in the future, or there are some potential
race (work->nr_pages and work->vcnt != 0 when the previous workgroup == 0), it need
to be noticed to developpers as early as possible.

Thanks,
Gao Xiang

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h