linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 02/11] introduce simple_fs

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Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:28:59 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 02/11] introduce simple_fs_type

On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 05:04:37AM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> There is a number of pseudo file systems in the kernel
> that are basically copies of debugfs, all implementing the
> same boilerplate code, just with different bugs.
> 
> This adds yet another copy to the kernel in the libfs directory,
> with generalized helpers that can be used by any of them.
> 
> The most interesting function here is the new "struct dentry *
> simple_register_filesystem(struct simple_fs_type *type)", which
> returns the root directory of a new file system that can then
> be passed to simple_create_file() and similar functions as a
> parent.

Don't mix "split the file" with "add new stuff", please.  And frankly,
I'm not convinced that embedding file_system_type into another struct
is a good idea.
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