Re: [PATCH] mm: remove redundant if overhead

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On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 09:14:10AM +0800, zhiguojiang wrote:
> 在 2024/9/11 0:03, Matthew Wilcox 写道:
> > On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 10:39:45PM +0800, Zhiguo Jiang wrote:
> > > Remove redundant if judgment overhead.
> > It's not redundant; it avoids dirtying the cacheline if the folio
> > is already marked as dirty.

> Ok, Is it necessary to add comments here to explain and avoid readers'
> misunderstandings? E.g. 'Avoid dirtying the cacheline if the folio is
> already marked as dirty.'

No, it's a fairly common pattern to test-and-test-and-set(or clear)




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