On (09/11/15 15:21), Andrew Morton wrote: > > From: Sergey SENOZHATSKY <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Constify `struct zpool' ->type. > > > > I think I prefer Dan's patch, which deletes stuff: Sure, agree. Somehow I overlooked it. -ss > From: Dan Streetman <ddstreet@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: zpool: remove redundant zpool->type string, const-ify zpool_get_type > > Make the return type of zpool_get_type const; the string belongs to the > zpool driver and should not be modified. Remove the redundant type field > in the struct zpool; it is private to zpool.c and isn't needed since > ->driver->type can be used directly. Add comments indicating strings must > be null-terminated. > > Signed-off-by: Dan Streetman <ddstreet@xxxxxxxx> > Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Seth Jennings <sjennings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > include/linux/zpool.h | 2 +- > mm/zpool.c | 14 ++++++++------ > 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > diff -puN include/linux/zpool.h~zpool-remove-redundant-zpool-type-string-const-ify-zpool_get_type include/linux/zpool.h > --- a/include/linux/zpool.h~zpool-remove-redundant-zpool-type-string-const-ify-zpool_get_type > +++ a/include/linux/zpool.h > @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ bool zpool_has_pool(char *type); > struct zpool *zpool_create_pool(char *type, char *name, > gfp_t gfp, const struct zpool_ops *ops); > > -char *zpool_get_type(struct zpool *pool); > +const char *zpool_get_type(struct zpool *pool); > > void zpool_destroy_pool(struct zpool *pool); > > diff -puN mm/zpool.c~zpool-remove-redundant-zpool-type-string-const-ify-zpool_get_type mm/zpool.c > --- a/mm/zpool.c~zpool-remove-redundant-zpool-type-string-const-ify-zpool_get_type > +++ a/mm/zpool.c > @@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ > #include <linux/zpool.h> > > struct zpool { > - char *type; > - > struct zpool_driver *driver; > void *pool; > const struct zpool_ops *ops; > @@ -73,6 +71,7 @@ int zpool_unregister_driver(struct zpool > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(zpool_unregister_driver); > > +/* this assumes @type is null-terminated. */ > static struct zpool_driver *zpool_get_driver(char *type) > { > struct zpool_driver *driver; > @@ -113,6 +112,8 @@ static void zpool_put_driver(struct zpoo > * not be loaded, and calling @zpool_create_pool() with the pool type will > * fail. > * > + * The @type string must be null-terminated. > + * > * Returns: true if @type pool is available, false if not > */ > bool zpool_has_pool(char *type) > @@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(zpool_has_pool); > * > * Implementations must guarantee this to be thread-safe. > * > + * The @type and @name strings must be null-terminated. > + * > * Returns: New zpool on success, NULL on failure. > */ > struct zpool *zpool_create_pool(char *type, char *name, gfp_t gfp, > @@ -174,7 +177,6 @@ struct zpool *zpool_create_pool(char *ty > return NULL; > } > > - zpool->type = driver->type; > zpool->driver = driver; > zpool->pool = driver->create(name, gfp, ops, zpool); > zpool->ops = ops; > @@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ struct zpool *zpool_create_pool(char *ty > */ > void zpool_destroy_pool(struct zpool *zpool) > { > - pr_debug("destroying pool type %s\n", zpool->type); > + pr_debug("destroying pool type %s\n", zpool->driver->type); > > spin_lock(&pools_lock); > list_del(&zpool->list); > @@ -228,9 +230,9 @@ void zpool_destroy_pool(struct zpool *zp > * > * Returns: The type of zpool. > */ > -char *zpool_get_type(struct zpool *zpool) > +const char *zpool_get_type(struct zpool *zpool) > { > - return zpool->type; > + return zpool->driver->type; > } > > /** > _ > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>