linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] VFS: Convert file->f_dentry->d_inode to file

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Date:	Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:34:33 +0100
From:	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jesper Nilsson <jespern@...s.com>,
	"viro@...IV.linux.org.uk" <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-cris-kernel <linux-cris-kernel@...s.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] VFS: Convert file->f_dentry->d_inode to file_inode()
 [ver #2]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 06:57:53PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Convert file->f_dentry->d_inode to file_inode() so as to get layered
> filesystems right.
> 
> Found with: git grep '[.>]f_dentry'

Yes, compile works with this patch. Do you want me to take it through
the CRIS tree or do you have any other tree in mind?

> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

In any case:

Reviewed-by: Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>

>  arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
> index 08a313fc2241..f772068d9e79 100644
> --- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
> +++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/sync_serial.c
> @@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static ssize_t __sync_serial_read(struct file *file,
>  				  struct timespec *ts)
>  {
>  	unsigned long flags;
> -	int dev = MINOR(file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_rdev);
> +	int dev = MINOR(file_inode(file)->i_rdev);
>  	int avail;
>  	struct sync_port *port;
>  	unsigned char *start;
> 

/^JN - Jesper Nilsson
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               Jesper Nilsson -- jesper.nilsson@...s.com
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