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

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Date:   Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:43:48 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
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()
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On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 07:35:23PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 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.

Probably should fold these two together, now that reordering has brought
them next to each other (originally there used to be several pieces in
between)...