linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the vfs tree

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Message-ID: <83024e98-8719-7ed2-a5d5-e1653162bacc@kernel.dk>
Date:   Tue, 29 May 2018 08:22:43 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
        Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the vfs tree

On 5/29/18 2:12 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Meh.  Do we really need these switch to octal patches to start
> with?  I mean, I personally prefer octal, but just switching around
> in random code that isn't otherwise changed creates nothing but churn.

This is exactly why I hesitated doing it, I knew it would end up
with conflicts. The main reason was to get rid of the inconsistency,
since we had a fair mix of octal and symbolic names.

-- 
Jens Axboe