Subject line convention looks like "numa: ..." On Fri, May 06, 2022 at 01:58:00AM +0000, Peng Liu wrote: > Lots of code dose does > node != NUMA_NO_NODE && !node_online(node) > or > node == NUMA_NO_NODE || node_online(node) > so create node_available to do this to simplify code. node_available() I'm not really sure what meaning "node_available" conveys, though. Probably just because I don't understand NUMA. Should the test for NUMA_NO_NODE be folded into node_state() or node_online() directly instead of adding a new node_available() interface? NUMA_NO_NODE is -1. It's not clear to me that node_state()/ node_isset()/test_bit() would do the right thing given -1. I doubt all node_online() callers ensure they don't pass NUMA_NO_NODE. > --- a/include/linux/nodemask.h > +++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h > @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ > * > * int node_online(node) Is some node online? > * int node_possible(node) Is some node possible? > + * int node_available(node) Is some node available(online or NUMA_NO_NODE)? Existing file generally fits in 80 columns; follow that lead unless you have a really good reason. E.g., maybe this? + * int node_available(node) Node online or NUMA_NO_NODE