Re: [PATCH 1/2] ARM: mm: Refactor __do_page_fault()

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Tue Jun 01 2021 - 10:31:34 EST


On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 11:41:37AM +0800, Kefeng Wang wrote:
> 1. cleanup access_error(), make vma flags set and check into
> __do_page_fault() and do_page_fault() directly.
>
> 2. drop fsr and task argument, instead, using vm_flags in
> __do_page_fault().
>
> 3. cleans up the multiple goto statements in __do_page_fault().
>
> 4. use current->mm directly in do_page_fault().
>
> Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx>

This patch is a really good example of something that is very difficult
to review and see that there are no unintended changes.

Many people have complained about my patches, where I create a series of
many patches where each patch does exactly _one_ simple transformation to
the code. This is a good example _why_ I do that - a step by step single
transformation approach is way easier to review.

Sorry, but I'm not able to sensibly review this patch, and therefore
I won't apply it. Please split it into smaller changes.

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