Re: + mm-rework-calculation-of-bdi_min_ratio-in-bdi_set_min_ratio.patch added to -mm tree

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On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 01:54:13PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:

> From: Chen Wandun <chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: mm: rework calculation of bdi_min_ratio in bdi_set_min_ratio
> 
> In function bdi_set_min_ratio, min_ratio is unsigned int, it will
> result underflow when setting min_ratio below bdi->min_ratio, it
> is confusing. Rework it, no functional change.
> 
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220422095159.2858305-1-chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Chen Wandun <chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
>  mm/page-writeback.c |   17 ++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/mm/page-writeback.c~mm-rework-calculation-of-bdi_min_ratio-in-bdi_set_min_ratio
> +++ a/mm/page-writeback.c
> @@ -650,18 +650,25 @@ static unsigned int bdi_min_ratio;
>  
>  int bdi_set_min_ratio(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, unsigned int min_ratio)
>  {
> +	unsigned int delta;
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
>  	if (min_ratio > bdi->max_ratio) {
>  		ret = -EINVAL;
>  	} else {

> -		min_ratio -= bdi->min_ratio;
> -		if (bdi_min_ratio + min_ratio < 100) {
> -			bdi_min_ratio += min_ratio;
> -			bdi->min_ratio += min_ratio;
>  		} else {
> -			ret = -EINVAL;

I really don't see the why we're doing this, code gets to be worse, for
no actual gain.

> +		if (min_ratio < bdi->min_ratio) {
> +			delta = bdi->min_ratio - min_ratio;
> +			bdi_min_ratio -= delta;
> +			bdi->min_ratio = min_ratio;
>  		} else {
> +			delta = min_ratio - bdi->min_ratio;
> +			if (bdi_min_ratio + delta < 100) {
> +				bdi_min_ratio += delta;
> +				bdi->min_ratio = min_ratio;
> +			} else {
> +				ret = -EINVAL;
> +			}
>  		}

>  	}



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