linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc1]EXPORT_SYMBOL(__set_page_dirty_no

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Message-ID: <20071024144147.7313d4c1@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:41:47 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rc1]EXPORT_SYMBOL(__set_page_dirty_no_writeback);

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:36:27 +0900
Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > I think __set_page_dirty_no_writeback should be exported so that
> > > tmpfs-like filesystems can use it.
> > which filesystem is ACTUALLY using it?
> > Please submit the export together with the actual user; we have too
> > many unused exports already; the only way to remotely deal with that
> > problem is to merge the exports together with the actual code...
> tmpfs is using it, but tmpfs is always built-in.
> I'm using a filesystem that is alike tmpfs.
> 
Hi,

when will you post this filesystem for inclusion into kernel.org kernel?
(and please really consider posting the patch together with that patch)
(also, if you can give a pointer to the source code of this filesystem
you might even get early code review)

 Greetings,
   Arjan van de Ven
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