linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] vfs: sanitize __d

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Date:	Thu, 27 May 2010 14:47:52 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
CC:	miklos@...redi.hu, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	john.johansen@...onical.com, penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] vfs: sanitize __d_path()

On Thu, 27 May 2010, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> wrote:
> > From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
> >
> > __d_path() no longer appends " (deleted)" to unlinked paths.  This is
> > moved into d_path() which is the only caller that cares.
> 
> d_path() or equivalent should get "int *deleted" argument to distinguish
> really deleted files. Then users can decide if they care or not.

Why can't they distinguish deleted files by just calling d_unlinked()?

Thanks,
Miklos
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