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Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:53:18 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>
Cc:	serge@...lyn.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	adityakali@...gle.com, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	lxc-devel@...ts.linuxcontainers.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] kernfs: Add API to generate relative kernfs path

Hello, Serge.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:37:58PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > Yeah, I agree but the name is kinda misleading tho.  The output isn't
> > really a relative path but rather absolute path against the specified
> > root.  Maybe updating the function and parameter names would be
> > helpful?
> > 
> 
> Ok - updating the comment is simple enough.  Though the name/params
> kernfs_path_from_node_locked(from, to) still seem to make sense.  Would
> you prefer something like kernfs_absolute_path_from node_locked()?  I
> hesitate to call 'from' 'root' since kernfs_root is a thing and this
> is not that.

Hmmm... I see.  Let's just make sure that the comment is clear about
the fact that it calculates (pseudo) absolute path rather than
relative path.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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