linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] block_dev: Rename bd_fsfreeze

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Date:   Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:47:45 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-nilfs@...r.kernel.org, cluster-devel@...hat.com,
        Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] block_dev: Rename bd_fsfreeze_mutex

Don't rename it to a way to long name.  Either add a separate mutex
for your purpose (unless there is interaction between freezing and
blktrace, which I doubt), or properly comment the usage.