linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1] Constify struct address_space

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Message-ID: <20091214003836.GD7812@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:38:36 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	re.emese@...il.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] Constify struct address_space_operations for
	2.6.32-git-053fe57ac v2

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:59:08AM +0100, re.emese@...il.com wrote:
> From: Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> The following patch series attempts to constify several structures
> that hold function pointers. This is only the initial batch, there
> are about over 150 candidate structures, some of which can be
> constified as well, I plan to submit them in the future.

What a complete waste of time.  Until you respond to Al's:

  This is ugly and has all marks of cargo-cult patches.  NAKed at least
  until you give exceptionally good reasons for doing that.

you should stop sending patches.

-- 
Matthew Wilcox				Intel Open Source Technology Centre
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
a retrograde step."
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