linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] code cleanup on include/linux/fs.h

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Date:	Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:25:17 -0600
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
CC:	Steven Liu <lingjiujianke@...il.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	liuqi <liuqi@...nderst.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] code cleanup on include/linux/fs.h

On 2/17/11 10:14 AM, Ted Ts'o wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 05:38:43PM +0800, Steven Liu wrote:
>> Hi Ted,
>>
>>
>>       Can this patch be fixed.
>>
>>        Cleanup the unsed code on  include/linux/fs.h.
>>     All filesystem using mount_bdev and mount_nodev
>>     to replace get_sb_bdev and get_sb_nodev.
>>     So rmmove the unused code.
> 
> Um, why are you sending this to the linux-ext4 list?

To be clear, sending this to linux-fsdevel and linux-kernel would probably
be more appropriate.  With the changes Ted suggested.

-Eric

> And if you really want to get rid of get_sb_bdev and get_sb_nodev, you
> should send a single patch which removes it from all files in the
> Linux source tree, as well as updating references to these functions
> in the Documentation/filesystems/porting file.
> 
> 							- Ted
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