On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:04:20 -0500, Douglas Gilbert wrote: > >> +bool sgl_compare_sgl(struct scatterlist *x_sgl, unsigned int x_nents, off_t x_skip, > >> + struct scatterlist *y_sgl, unsigned int y_nents, off_t y_skip, > >> + size_t n_bytes); > >> + > >> +bool sgl_compare_sgl_idx(struct scatterlist *x_sgl, unsigned int x_nents, off_t x_skip, > >> + struct scatterlist *y_sgl, unsigned int y_nents, off_t y_skip, > >> + size_t n_bytes, size_t *miscompare_idx); > > > > > > This patch looks good and works fine as a replacement for > > compare_and_write_do_cmp(). One minor suggestion would be to name it > > sgl_equal() or similar, to perhaps better reflect the bool return and > > avoid memcmp() confusion. Either way: > > Reviewed-by: David Disseldorp <ddiss@xxxxxxx> > > Thanks. NVMe calls the command that does this Compare and SCSI uses > COMPARE AND WRITE (and VERIFY(BYTCHK=1) ) but "equal" is fine with me. > There will be another patchset version (at least) so there is time > to change. > > Do you want: > - sgl_equal(...), or > - sgl_equal_sgl(...) ? I'd probably prefer the former as it's shorter, but I don't feel strongly about it. The latter would make sense if you expect sgl compare helpers for other buffer types. Cheers, David