linux-kernel - file_inode() vs f

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Date:	Mon, 7 Oct 2013 13:08:09 +0200
From:	Andre Richter <andre.o.richter@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: file_inode() vs f_mapping->host

Hi all,

in this thread ( https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/17/128 ), Al Viro argues
that file_inode() is not equal to f_mapping->host in certain cases.

I'm asking, because in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c, msr_seek() retrieves the
inode via f_mapping while one function later, msr_read() uses
file_inode().
Is this on purpose?

In general, how do I distinguish when to use what?

Thanks in advance,
Andre
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