linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/13] sysfs: Factor out sysfs_rename from sysfs_rename_dir and sysfs_move

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Message-ID: <20091104223728.GA23322@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:37:28 -0600
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...et.ca>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/13] sysfs: Factor out sysfs_rename from
	sysfs_rename_dir and sysfs_move_dir

Quoting Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@...ssion.com):
> "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com> writes:
> 
> > Quoting Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@...ssion.com):
> >> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> >> 
> >> These two functions do 90% of the same work and it doesn't significantly
> >> obfuscate the function to allow both the parent dir and the name to change
> >> at the same time.  So merge them together to simplify maintenance, and
> >> increase testing.
> >> 
> >> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
> >
> > Based on just this patchset it seems sysfs_rename() could be static,
> > but since it isn't static I assume your later patchset will use it
> > outside fs/sysfs/dir.c?
> 
> To implement sysfs_rename_link, but that is too much to digest/review/push
> all at once.

Ok, just making sure it'll get used.

To repeat myself,

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>

> I have a snapshot of my development tree up on kernel.org if you are
> interested.

I think this was an appropriately sized set :)  Might take a look this
weekend though.

thanks,
-serge
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