RE: [PATCH] exfat: retain 'VolumeFlags' properly

From: Namjae Jeon
Date: Thu Jul 30 2020 - 02:59:13 EST


> Ping..
Hi Tetsuhiro,

>
> On 2020/07/15 19:06, Tetsuhiro Kohada wrote:
> >> It looks complicated. It would be better to simply set/clear VOLUME DIRTY bit.
> >
> > I think exfat_set_vol_flags() gets a little complicated, because it
> > needs the followings (with bit operation)
> > a) Set/Clear VOLUME_DIRTY.
> > b) Set MEDIA_FAILUR.
>
> How about splitting these into separate functions as below?
>
>
> exfat_set_volume_dirty()
> exfat_set_vol_flags(sb, sbi->vol_flag | VOLUME_DIRTY);
>
> exfat_clear_volume_dirty()
> exfat_set_vol_flags(sb, sbi->vol_flag & ~VOLUME_DIRTY);
Looks good.

>
> exfat_set_media_failure()
> exfat_set_vol_flags(sb, sbi->vol_flag | MEDIA_FAILURE);
Where will this function be called? We don't need to create unused functions in advance...

>
>
> The implementation is essentially the same for exfat_set_vol_flags(), but I think the intention of the
> operation will be easier to understand.
Yes.

Thanks!
>
>
> BR
> ---
> Tetsuhiro Kohada <kohada.t2@xxxxxxxxx>