linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1 linux-next] fs/affs: remove node generation check

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Date:   Sat, 15 Apr 2017 08:55:11 +0200
From:   Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        fabf@...net.be
Subject: [PATCH 1/1 linux-next] fs/affs: remove node generation check

node generation has to be stored on disk.
AFAICS we won't be able to manage it on AFFS.
This patch removes relevant check in affs_nfs_get_inode()

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 fs/affs/namei.c | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/affs/namei.c b/fs/affs/namei.c
index b02da4d..d9a40b5 100644
--- a/fs/affs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/affs/namei.c
@@ -478,11 +478,6 @@ static struct inode *affs_nfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, u64 ino,
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
-	if (generation && inode->i_generation != generation) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
-	}
-
 	return inode;
 }
 
-- 
2.9.3