linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] 0/4 fs/ioctl.c coding style, function renaming/factoring

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Message-Id: <20071030160442.e51e2b45.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:04:42 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu>
Cc:	hch@...radead.org, viro@....linux.org.uk, randy.dunlap@...cle.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] 0/4 fs/ioctl.c coding style, function
 renaming/factoring

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:39:55 -0400
Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu> wrote:

> This series of 4 proposed patches (take 3) changes fs/ioctl.c and Unionfs as
> follows.

The problem is of course that you need these in your tree for ongoing
development, but 2.6.25 is months away.  They look OK to me so I suggest
that you go ahead and commit them to your git tree and I'll drop them
again.  Please resend them for merging in the 2.6.25-rc1 merge window.

unionfs has been hanging around for a long time now and we should work
towards getting it into 2.6.25 or dropped from -mm (sorry).  Right now
would be a great time to get this process underway.  

I have only a partial memory of what the sticking points were, and I have
basically zero knowledge of what was done to address them.  So could you
please, over the next few weeks:

- Send out a description of what the issues were, and how they were addressed

- If issues remain, describe their impact and possible workarounds, all
  that stuff.

- If it mostly-survives all that design-level review and consideration
  then let's go for it: get all the patches cleaned up and consolidated and
  get them emailed out for review no later than 2.6.24-rc5.

Thanks.
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