Re: [PATCH 18/21] iomap: Convert iomap_add_to_ioend to take a folio

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Nov 04 2021 - 04:38:52 EST


On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 03:33:52AM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 03, 2021 at 08:54:50AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > > - * Walk through the page to find areas to write back. If we run off the
> > > - * end of the current map or find the current map invalid, grab a new
> > > - * one.
> > > + * Walk through the folio to find areas to write back. If we
> > > + * run off the end of the current map or find the current map
> > > + * invalid, grab a new one.
> >
> > No real need for reflowing the comment, it still fits just fine even
> > with the folio change.
>
> Sure, but I don't like using column 79, unless it's better to. We're on
> three lines anyway; may as well make better use of that third line.

Ok, tht's a little weird but a personal preference. That being said
reflowing the whole comment just for that seems odd.

>
> > > + isize = i_size_read(inode);
> > > + end_pos = page_offset(page) + PAGE_SIZE;
> > > + if (end_pos - 1 >= isize) {
> >
> > Wouldn't this check be more obvious as:
> >
> > if (end_pos > i_size) {
>
> I _think_ we restrict the maximum file size to 2^63 - 1 to avoid i_size
> ever being negative. But that means that end_pos might be 2^63 (ie
> LONG_MIN), so we need to subtract one from it to get the right answer.
> Maybe worth a comment?

Yes, please.