linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs.h: introduce functions to get/set file->private

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Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:32:22 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"matthew@....cx" <matthew@....cx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs.h: introduce functions to get/set file->private_data

On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 19:58 +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> It takes minimum effort to create and test, and if you can
> get ack from Ted and/or Christoph there is a good chance Linus
> would take it right before/after -rc1.
> 
> You obviously need to convince him that the patch has
> seen decent build testing.

private_data is the only non f_ prefixed member in
struct file, so while there is perhaps a tiny value
in this patch, I'm not in a hurry to push it.

After a few corrections, Documentation/, comment and
printk updates, a few macros that spatch didn't update,
etc, the diff that converts struct file member
private_data to f_private_data is now:

$ git diff --shortstat ..da5cabf80e2433131bf0ed8993abc0f7ea618c73
 511 files changed, 2638 insertions(+), 2639 deletions(-)

Does either Ted or Christoph want to see it?

Harley?  You want it?

It's still ~850BKB and probably shouldn't be posted to
the ML as it's mostly mechanical.

Compiles x86 allyesconfig, defconfig



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