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

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Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:15:05 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	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 Wed, 2010-08-18 at 11:48 -0500, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
> FWIW, the only reason for bringing this up in the first place was I was
> trying to find all the places that have unnecessary casts when using
> the private_data.  Stuff like:
> 
> 	struct my_struct *my_data = (struct my_struct *)file->private_data;
> 
> Maybe it would be simpler to use spatch to just fix those?

I submitted that patch last month.  About half have been applied.

(I generally link to lkml.org, but it seems down)
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-07/msg04333.html

I also delete the remaining casts in this conversion.


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