On 05/08/18 at 08:48pm, Wei Yang wrote: > On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 09:14:29AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote: > >Hi Wei Yang, > > > >On 04/26/18 at 09:18am, Wei Yang wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 08:18:46AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote: > >> >The struct resource uses singly linked list to link siblings. It's not > >> >easy to do reverse iteration on sibling list. So replace it with list_head. > >> > > >> > >> Hi, Baoquan > >> > >> Besides changing the data structure, I have another proposal to do the reverse > >> iteration. Which means it would not affect other users, if you just want a > >> reverse iteration. > >> > >> BTW, I don't think Andrew suggest to use linked-list directly. What he wants > >> is a better solution to your first proposal in > >> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10300819/. > >> > >> Below is my proposal of resource reverse iteration without changing current > >> design. > > > >I got your mail and read it, then interrupted by other thing and forgot > >replying, sorry. > > > >I am fine with your code change. As I said before, I have tried to change > >code per reviewers' comment, then let reviewers decide which way is > >better. Please feel free to post formal patches and joining discussion > >about this issue. > > Yep, while I don't have a real requirement to add the reverse version, so what > is the proper way to send a patch? > > A patch reply to this thread is ok? I am not sure either. Since my patches are still under reviewing. And you have pasted your patch. It depends on maintainers, mainly Andrew and other reviewers who have concerns.
