linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] UDF: check for allocated memory for inode data

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Date:	Sun, 13 May 2007 22:01:26 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ben Fennema <bfennema@...con.csc.calpoly.edu>,
	Jan Kara <jack@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] UDF: check for allocated memory for inode data

On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 03:09:20PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> | > | And please get rid of the UDF_I_* macro for everything you touch, just
> | > | put a
> | > | 
> | > | 	struct udf_inode_info *uip = UDF_I(inode);
> | > | 
> | > | at the beginning of the function and use the fields directly.
> | > | 
> | > 
> | > Actually to properly remove UDF_I* and UDF_SB_* macroses in the
> | > whole UDF subsystem - is _lot_ of work. I'm going to make it but
> | > not now (too busy).
> | 
> | Doing it completely is a lot of work, yes.  I was more thinking of
> | converting a piece of code once you do major changes.  But if you
> | want to convert all the code as a separate patch I'm more than happy
> | aswell.
> | 
> 
> Christoph, my only argue against getting rid of UDF_I_* macro in
> my patch is UDF coding style, I don't want to damage it. I think
> we may leave it as is (including my patch). So just review the patch
> I sent (second version) and Ack it then so Andrew could include it
> into mm tree. Meantime I'm rewritting the whole UDF subsystem to
> get rid of that macroses (it will be a long way ;)

The UDF style is horrible and very unlike other kernel code.  Given
that udf has been pretty much unmtained for a while there should be
nothing in the way of fixing it.

Anyway, the patch is technically correct so you'll get my ACK (not
that you should need it).

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