linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/27] VFS: Introduce the structs and doc for a filesystem context [ver #5]

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Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2017 05:57:55 -0400
From:   Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:     Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Cc:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, mszeredi@...hat.com,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
        jlayton@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/27] VFS: Introduce the structs and doc for a
 filesystem context [ver #5]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 01:53:09PM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> On 6/14/2017 1:42 PM, David Howells wrote:
> > Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Could you namespace the fields of this structure?
> >> e.g. fs_cred, fs_security
> > Linus objects to that practice.
> 
> Sigh. Never mind. Thank you.

I don't know that this is a hard and fast rule.  Struct bio uses a
"bi_" prefix (e.g., bi_error, bi_opf, bi_iter, etc.).

I find it's really helpful when I'm doing a "git grep" over the whole
tree; "git grep bi_flags" returns a much more specific and focused
results than "git grep flags".   :-)

						- Ted