linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dax: correct dax iomap code namespace

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Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2016 07:19:58 +1100
From:   Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:     Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dax: correct dax iomap code namespace

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 01:04:04PM -0600, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> The recently added DAX functions that use the new struct iomap data
> structure were named iomap_dax_rw(), iomap_dax_fault() and
> iomap_dax_actor().  These are actually defined in fs/dax.c, though, so
> should be part of the "dax" namespace and not the "iomap" namespace.
> Rename them to dax_iomap_rw(), dax_iomap_fault() and dax_iomap_actor()
> respectively.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
> Suggested-by: Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> ---
> 
> Dave, per Christoph's suggestion can you please send this to Linus for
> v4.9?  This patch applies cleanly to both the current linux/master and the
> current xfs/for-next.

I'll plan to send this for 4.9-rc2 or 4.9-rc3 in the first batch of
fixes for the -rc1 merge.

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com