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Current delayed ref interface has several problems: - Longer and longer parameter lists bytenr num_bytes parent ---------- so far so good ref_root owner offset ---------- I don't feel good now - Different interpretation of the same parameter Above @owner for data ref is inode number (u64), while for tree ref, it's level (int). They are even in different size range. For level we only need 0 ~ 8, while for ino it's BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID ~ BTRFS_LAST_FREE_OBJECTID. And @offset doesn't even make sense for tree ref. Such parameter reuse may look clever as an hidden union, but it destroys code readability. To solve both problems, we introduce a new structure, btrfs_ref to solve them: - Structure instead of long parameter list This makes later expansion easier, and is better documented. - Use btrfs_ref::type to distinguish data and tree ref - Use proper union to store data/tree ref specific structures. - Use separate functions to fill data/tree ref data, with a common generic function to fill common bytenr/num_bytes members. All parameters will find its place in btrfs_ref, and an extra member, @real_root, inspired by ref-verify code, is newly introduced for later qgroup code, to record which tree is triggered by this extent modification. This patch doesn't touch any code, but provides the basis for further refactoring. Signed-off-by: Qu Wenruo <wqu@suse.com> Reviewed-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com> Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.