Re: [PATCH 07/10] writeback: factor out wb_dirty_freerun to remove more repeated freerun code

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Wed May 01 2024 - 13:19:08 EST


On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 11:47:35AM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
..
> +static void wb_dirty_freerun(struct dirty_throttle_control *dtc,
> + bool strictlimit)
> +{
..
> + /*
> + * LOCAL_THROTTLE tasks must not be throttled when below the per-wb
> + * freerun ceiling.
> + */
> + if (!(current->flags & PF_LOCAL_THROTTLE))
> + return;

Shouldn't this set free_run to true?

Also, wouldn't it be better if these functions return bool instead of
recording the result in dtc->freerun?

Thanks.

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tejun