Re: [PATCH 05/25] ubifs: implement ubifs_lpt_lookup using ubifs_pnode_lookup

[Richard Weinberger]

Am Montag, 13. August 2018, 10:12:38 CEST schrieb Sascha Hauer:
> > Can you please add a helper function for that? These shift games are
> > always confusing and not easy to spot.
> 
> Do you have a suggestion for a helper function? lpt.c is full of rather
> non obvious arithmetic operations and I couldn't find a helper function
> that could be reused at least once in the code.
> 
> I tried with:
> 
> static int lnum_to_pnode_num(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
> {
> 	return (lnum - c->main_first) >> UBIFS_LPT_FANOUT_SHIFT;
> }
> 
> But I am not sure this really improves things

I had exactly such helpers in mind.
The lpt code translates often LEB numbers in both direction.
So, the helpers should have more than one user.

Long story short, I don't force you to add such helper and such.
Just thought while you are here you can try to make the code more
readable.

I think we both agree that lpt.c is not really review friendly. ;)

Thanks,
//richard