linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: remove readpage() check up for mmap file

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Date:	Thu, 3 Jul 2014 09:37:12 +0800
From:	Zhang Zhen <zhenzhang.zhang@...wei.com>
To:	"Zwisler, Ross" <ross.zwisler@...el.com>
CC:	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jack@...e.cz" <jack@...e.cz>, "tytso@....edu" <tytso@....edu>,
	<wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: remove readpage() check up for mmap file

On 2014/7/2 23:15, Zwisler, Ross wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-07-02 at 12:01 +0800, Zhang Zhen wrote:
>> There is no kind of file does not supply page reading function.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zhang Zhen <zhenzhang.zhang@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>  fs/ext4/file.c | 2 --
>>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
>> index 8695f70..f5c0a17 100644
>> --- a/fs/ext4/file.c
>> +++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
>> @@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ static int ext4_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>>  {
>>  	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
> 
> Assuming this change is correct, the 'mapping' variable is now unused and can
> also be deleted.
> 
Hi,

Thank you for your correction, sorry for my mistake.
I will send a new patch.
>>
>> -	if (!mapping->a_ops->readpage)
>> -		return -ENOEXEC;
>>  	file_accessed(file);
>>  	vma->vm_ops = &ext4_file_vm_ops;
>>  	return 0;
> 


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