linux-kernel - Re: [rfc 2/4] procfs: Convert /proc/pid/fdinfo/fd handling routines into seq-file with fdinfo helpers

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Message-ID: <4FB52804.8090004@parallels.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:04 +0400
From:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Bottomley <jbottomley@...allels.com>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [rfc 2/4] procfs: Convert /proc/pid/fdinfo/fd handling routines
 into seq-file with fdinfo helpers

On 05/17/2012 08:07 PM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> This patch converts /proc/pid/fdinfo/fd handling routines to seq-files with
> ability to plug in additional fdinfo helpers from other subsystems.
> 
> For example files created in eventfd/eventpoll/inotify subsystems might print
> out additional information, not just file position and flags.
> 
> Still if there no fdinfo helpers registered then the output is well known
> pos, flags pair.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>

I would split this into two parts -- the 1st one turns fdinfo into seq-files
and the 2nd one adds the fdinfo helpers. This will make the review MUCH simpler.

Thanks,
Pavel

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