linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 04/42] make get_empty_filp() to call file_free

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFwvC4rUW_EQgztd64KeU+5_uQp646m223z7qNY0Fygz9A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:35:23 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 04/42] make get_empty_filp() to call file_free_rcu() directly

This one looked odd to me.

Then I saw 5/42, and it made more sense.

I think the explanation is a bit misleading. Technically correct, but
not *why* you did it.

             Linus