linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] FILESYSTEMS: Delete unused "int dummy[5]" from inodes_stat

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Date:	Wed, 30 May 2007 08:41:56 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] FILESYSTEMS: Delete unused "int dummy[5]" from
 inodes_stat_t.

From: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Subject: fs: clarify "dummy" member in struct inodes_stat_t

Found by Robert P. J. Day:  The role of inodes_stat_t.dummy wasn't clear
and one might be tempted to remove it.  Give it a better name and add a
comment.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
---
Only quickly compile-tested.

Index: linux/include/linux/fs.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/linux/fs.h
+++ linux/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern int get_max_files(void);
 struct inodes_stat_t {
 	int nr_inodes;
 	int nr_unused;
-	int dummy[5];
+	int reserved[5];	/* for sysctl and procfs ABI compatibility */
 };
 extern struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
 

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Stefan Richter
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