linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] dlm: Remove unused conf from lm

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Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:46:52 -0500
From:	David Teigland <teigland@...hat.com>
To:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@...hat.com>,
	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@...marydata.com>,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>, cluster-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] dlm: Remove unused conf from lm_grant

On Tue, Jul 01, 2014 at 10:43:13AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:20:10 -0700
> Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> 
> > While doing a bit of adding argument names to fs.h,
> > I looked at lm_grant and it seems the 2nd argument
> > is always NULL.
> > 
> > How about removing it?
> > 
> > This doesn't apply as it depends on some other patches
> > but it should be clear enough...
> > 
> 
> ACK on the general idea from my standpoint. Anything that simplifies
> the file locking interfaces is a good thing, particularly the deferred
> locking code.

Fine with me.  I'd be happy to remove all the deferred locking code from
dlm; it never really worked.

Dave
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