linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/32] vfs: Require specification of size of mount data for internal mounts [ver #9]

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:51:14 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/32] vfs: Require specification of size of mount data
 for internal mounts [ver #9]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:42 PM David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> Require specification of the size of the mount data passed to the VFS
> mounting functions by internal mounts.

This should not be patch 11/32 in some big and complex series with new
user API's etc.

This should be a prerequisite patch that stands on its own.

          Linus