linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Squashfs: Refactor decompressor interface and code

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Date:	Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:15:34 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...ashfs.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, minchan@...nel.org,
	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...ashfs.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Squashfs: Refactor decompressor interface and code

On 10/07/2013 09:14:10 PM, Phillip Lougher wrote:
> The decompressor interface and code was written from
> the point of view of single-threaded operation.  In doing
> so it mixed a lot of single-threaded implementation specific
> aspects into the decompressor code and elsewhere which makes it
> difficult to seamlessly support multiple different decompressor
> implementations.
...
>  11 files changed, 237 insertions(+), 136 deletions(-)

It sounds like this is mostly refactoring, but it adds 100 lines of  
code? Let's see, new function prototypes in the header, new #includes  
in the added C file...

Ah, here's the biggest chunk: a new instance of the FSF boilerplate  
telling you to go to 51 Franklin Street to pick up a physical copy of  
GPLv3 and try to figure out how it's relevant to Linux:

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/fs/squashfs/decompressor_single.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
> +/*
> + * Squashfs - a compressed read only filesystem for Linux
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2013
> + * Phillip Lougher <phillip@...ashfs.org.uk>
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
> + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2,
> + * or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
> + * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  
> 02110-1301, USA.
> + *
> + * decompressor_single.c
> + */

*shrug* Mostly just curious...

Rob--
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