linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 2/2] fs: Add VirtualBox guest shared folder (vboxsf) support

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Date:   Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:02:10 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@...cle.com>,
        "Knut St . Osmundsen" <knut.osmundsen@...cle.com>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 2/2] fs: Add VirtualBox guest shared folder (vboxsf)
 support

Please merge the files into a a lot fewer files - basically
one .c file and a header for the protocol probably is enough.

Also kill all kinds of weird tiny wrappers that just obsfucate the code,
and make sure linux-fsdevel is on Cc for your next submission.

Also don't use i_private, instead defined alloc_inode and destroy_inode
methods and use container_of.

> +/**
> + * @note Anyone wishing to make changes here might wish to take a look at
> + *  http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/vfs.txt
> + * which seems to be the closest there is to official documentation on
> + * writing filesystem drivers for Linux.
> + */

And drop comments like this which will create a lot more confusion than
actually helping.