linux-kernel - Re: [patch 8/8] vfs: create file_remove

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Date:	Sat, 31 May 2008 04:29:34 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 8/8] vfs: create file_remove_suid() helper

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 01:32:53PM +0200, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
> 
> All calls to remove_suid() are made with a file pointer.  This is not
> accidental: similarly to file_update_time(), this function is called
> when the file is written.
> 
> So simplify callers by passing the file pointer instead of the dentry.

It's not simplifying anything at all.  You just move the pointer
derefence down one step the callchain without any need.

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