Re: [PATCH 02/11] vfs: Remove unnecessary list_for_each_entry_safe() variants

From: Al Viro
Date: Wed Dec 06 2023 - 21:27:21 EST


On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 05:05:31PM +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
> From: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
>
> evict_inodes() and invalidate_inodes() use list_for_each_entry_safe()
> to iterate sb->s_inodes list. However, since we use i_lru list entry for
> our local temporary list of inodes to destroy, the inode is guaranteed
> to stay in sb->s_inodes list while we hold sb->s_inode_list_lock. So
> there is no real need for safe iteration variant and we can use
> list_for_each_entry() just fine.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>

ACKed-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>