linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/24] create cleanup helper svc

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:54:06 -0400
From:	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>
To:	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/24] create cleanup helper svc_msnfs()

On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 10:45 -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 19:39 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > 
> > >+static inline int svc_msnfs(struct svc_fh *ffhp)
> > >+{
> > >+#ifdef MSNFS
> > >+      return (ffhp->fh_export->ex_flags & NFSEXP_MSNFS);
> > >+#else
> > >+      return 0;
> > >+#endif
> > >+}
> > 
> > The name looks kinda confusing. msnfs? almost makes you think
> > what's got microsoft to do with it.. 
> 
> I'd give it a better name if I had any idea what it means. :)
> 
> The macros and names are all preexisting.  I just took the liberty of
> pulling the #ifdef out into a function because the code got very
> unreadable with the other modifications that I need.
> 
> If it were some kind of larger API, we could come up with something
> better.  But, for a single isolated user, I think it is OK.

The msnfs option means enable the use of MS Windows share locks, so yes,
the name is appropriate.

Trond

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