RE: [PATCH v7 4/8] mm: zswap: Refactor code to delete stored offsets in case of errors.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:11 AM
> To: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 4/8] mm: zswap: Refactor code to delete stored
> offsets in case of errors.
> 
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 05:43:22PM -0700, Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> > What I meant is "zswap_tree_delete(struct xarray *tree, pgoff_t
> > offset)", and loop and call this  in zswap_store(). This would be
> > consistent on looping and calling zswap_store_page().
> >
> > But we can keep the helper as-is actually and just rename it to
> > zswap_tree_delete() and move the loop inside. No strong preference.
> 
> Both helpers seem unnecesary.
> 
> zswap_tree_store() is not called in a loop directly. It's called from
> zswap_store_page(), which is essentially what zswap_store() is now,
> and that was fine with the open-coded insert.
> 
> zswap_tree_delete() just hides what's going on. zswap_store() has the
> for-loop to store the subpages, so it makes sense it has the for loop
> for unwinding on rejection as well. This makes it easier on the reader
> to match up attempt and unwind.
> 
> Please just drop both.

Ok, sounds good.






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