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

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:47:04 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>, mszeredi@...hat.com,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
        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]

Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com> wrote:

> Do you have a reference to the discussion so I can understand the
> rationale there?

I'm afraid not - it was around 15-20 years ago, I think.  I seem to remember
the rationale being something like "because it's a stupid idea".

David