linux-kernel - Re: [xfs-masters] [PATCH} XFS: Remove placeholders for unimplemented functionality.

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Date:	Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:58:50 -0600
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
To:	xfs-masters@....sgi.com
CC:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, dgc@....com
Subject: Re: [xfs-masters] [PATCH} XFS: Remove placeholders for unimplemented
 functionality.

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   Remove a couple kernel config variables (FS_POSIX_CAP and
> FS_POSIX_MAC) that represent placeholders for unimplemented
> functionality.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com>
> 
> ---

...

> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_cap.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_cap.h
> index 7a0e482..cfedfd1 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_cap.h
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_cap.h

...

> -#else
>  #define xfs_cap_vset(v,p,sz)	(-EOPNOTSUPP)
>  #define xfs_cap_vget(v,p,sz)	(-EOPNOTSUPP)
>  #define xfs_cap_vremove(v)	(-EOPNOTSUPP)
>  #define _CAP_EXISTS		(NULL)
> -#endif
> 
>  #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */

By the time you do this, probably may as well remove the whole file; the 
leftover 4 definitions never seem to be used.

The same may go for xfs_mac.h.

-Eric
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