linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] readdir mess

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Date:	Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:20:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
cc:	Jan Harkes <jaharkes@...cmu.edu>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] readdir mess



On Sun, 24 Aug 2008, Al Viro wrote:
> 
> One obvious note: that'll break old_readdir() on coda.  There you need to
> change the existing check (you need to check buf.result, then ignore error
> unless buf.result ended up 0).

Hmm? old_readdir() was the only one that I didn't change, because it 
didn't need changing. It already ignores the return value of 
"vfs_readdir()" entirely if it is positive or zero, and takes it from 
buf.result.

So old_readdir() literally doesn't care at all (and never has) whether a 
->readdir() function returns zero or a positive number. So changing coda 
readdir() it to return zero _instead_ of a positive number makes 
absolutely zero difference: old_readdir() will do the same thing 
regardless.

What am I missing?

		Linus
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