[PATCH 05/44] kdbus: Add comment on merging free pool slices

From: Sergei Zviagintsev
Date: Thu Oct 08 2015 - 07:32:45 EST


Add comment on why we remove the same slice from free slices tree and
then add it back again when merging the slice to be released with
previous free slice.

Signed-off-by: Sergei Zviagintsev <sergei@xxxxxxxx>
---
ipc/kdbus/pool.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ipc/kdbus/pool.c b/ipc/kdbus/pool.c
index 84afe96fbc22..c26ef963d8d1 100644
--- a/ipc/kdbus/pool.c
+++ b/ipc/kdbus/pool.c
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ static void __kdbus_pool_slice_release(struct kdbus_pool_slice *slice)
s = list_entry(slice->entry.prev,
struct kdbus_pool_slice, entry);
if (s->free) {
+ /*
+ * As size of slice increases after merge and free
+ * slices tree is ordered by slice size, we have to
+ * remove the slice from free slices tree and then add
+ * it again to keep the tree balanced.
+ */
rb_erase(&s->rb_node, &pool->slices_free);
list_del(&slice->entry);
s->size += slice->size;
--
1.8.3.1

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