On Wed 02-12-15 23:12:40, Geliang Tang wrote:
> To make the intention clearer, use list_{first,last}_entry instead
> of list_entry.

I like list_{first,last}_entry that indeed helps readability, the
_or_null is less clear from the name, though. Previous check for an
empty list was easier to read, at least for me. But it seems like
this is a general pattern...

> Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <[email protected]>

> ---
>  mm/page_alloc.c | 23 +++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index d6d7c97..0d38185 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static void free_pcppages_bulk(struct zone *zone, int 
> count,
>               do {
>                       int mt; /* migratetype of the to-be-freed page */
>  
> -                     page = list_entry(list->prev, struct page, lru);
> +                     page = list_last_entry(list, struct page, lru);
>                       /* must delete as __free_one_page list manipulates */
>                       list_del(&page->lru);
>  
> @@ -1457,11 +1457,10 @@ struct page *__rmqueue_smallest(struct zone *zone, 
> unsigned int order,
>       /* Find a page of the appropriate size in the preferred list */
>       for (current_order = order; current_order < MAX_ORDER; ++current_order) 
> {
>               area = &(zone->free_area[current_order]);
> -             if (list_empty(&area->free_list[migratetype]))
> -                     continue;
> -
> -             page = list_entry(area->free_list[migratetype].next,
> +             page = list_first_entry_or_null(&area->free_list[migratetype],
>                                                       struct page, lru);
> +             if (!page)
> +                     continue;
>               list_del(&page->lru);
>               rmv_page_order(page);
>               area->nr_free--;
> @@ -1740,12 +1739,12 @@ static void unreserve_highatomic_pageblock(const 
> struct alloc_context *ac)
>               for (order = 0; order < MAX_ORDER; order++) {
>                       struct free_area *area = &(zone->free_area[order]);
>  
> -                     if (list_empty(&area->free_list[MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC]))
> +                     page = list_first_entry_or_null(
> +                                     &area->free_list[MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC],
> +                                     struct page, lru);
> +                     if (!page)
>                               continue;
>  
> -                     page = 
> list_entry(area->free_list[MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC].next,
> -                                             struct page, lru);
> -
>                       /*
>                        * It should never happen but changes to locking could
>                        * inadvertently allow a per-cpu drain to add pages
> @@ -1793,7 +1792,7 @@ __rmqueue_fallback(struct zone *zone, unsigned int 
> order, int start_migratetype)
>               if (fallback_mt == -1)
>                       continue;
>  
> -             page = list_entry(area->free_list[fallback_mt].next,
> +             page = list_first_entry(&area->free_list[fallback_mt],
>                                               struct page, lru);
>               if (can_steal)
>                       steal_suitable_fallback(zone, page, start_migratetype);
> @@ -2252,9 +2251,9 @@ struct page *buffered_rmqueue(struct zone 
> *preferred_zone,
>               }
>  
>               if (cold)
> -                     page = list_entry(list->prev, struct page, lru);
> +                     page = list_last_entry(list, struct page, lru);
>               else
> -                     page = list_entry(list->next, struct page, lru);
> +                     page = list_first_entry(list, struct page, lru);
>  
>               list_del(&page->lru);
>               pcp->count--;
> -- 
> 2.5.0
> 
> 
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