linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Btrfs: use BTRFS_VOL_NAME_MAX for struct btrfs_ioctl_vol

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Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:11:04 +0800
From:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
Cc:	Josef Bacik <jbacik@...hat.com>, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] Btrfs: use BTRFS_VOL_NAME_MAX for struct
	btrfs_ioctl_vol_args

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:04:08AM -0500, Chris Mason wrote:
>On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 21:12 +0800, Américo Wang wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:03:37AM -0500, Josef Bacik wrote:
>> >On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:57:32PM +0800, Américo Wang wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I found userspace tool, btrfsctl, uses BTRFS_VOL_NAME_MAX, and
>> >> it also looks that this one is more proper.
>> >> 
>> >> Kill BTRFS_PATH_NAME_MAX since no one will use it.
>> >> 
>> >
>> >Nope, BTRFS_PATH_NAME_MAX is specifically used for the ioctl stuff, makes the
>> >arguments 4k aligned, this patch is incorrect.  Thanks,
>> 
>> Ok, then what is BTRFS_VOL_NAME_MAX? :)
>
>Right now it is only used in the progs.  The disk format doesn't really
>have a max there, it is just to keep names usable.  But, we should add a
>check in the kernel ioctl side, are you interested in sending a patch
>for it?
>

Yup, I will do.

Thanks.

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