Re: [PATCH v2] iommu: simplify list initialization in iommu_create_device_direct_mappings() and iommu_group_show_resv_regions()
From: Markus Elfring
Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 07:30:47 EST
> Changes since v1:
> - Extend the cleanup to iommu_group_show_resv_regions() as suggested by
> reviewer, applying the same LIST_HEAD() pattern consistently across
> the file.
Thanks for your interest in further code adjustments.
* I wonder how they fit to the feedback “Applied, thanks.” by Jörg Rödel
from 2026-01-10.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/stpavkxy3sbevk7zmt4kxyecqy5gc6phubvcfutbtnuk7vphlh@a7aimtvk423i/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/1/10/235
* A shorter summary phrase might become more desirable for this patch variant.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc4#n687
* Will development interests grow also for another transformation approach
like the following by the means of the semantic patch language (Coccinelle software)?
@replacement@
expression e;
identifier i;
@@
-struct list_head i;
... when exists
when != i = e
-INIT_LIST_HEAD
+LIST_HEAD
(
- &
i
);
I determined that 175 source files of the software “Linux next-20260109” contain
corresponding update candidates.
Regards,
Markus