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Date:   Thu, 2 Jan 2020 20:00:52 +0000
From:   Chris Down <chris@...isdown.name>
To:     Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] tmpfs: Add per-superblock i_ino support

Amir Goldstein writes:
>Wouldn't it be easier to check max_inodes instead of passing this
>use_sb_ino arg?
>Is there any case where they *need* to differ?

Hmm, I suppose probably not? In that case should I just check against 
SB_KERNMOUNT, since max_inodes can only be 0 in that case?

>> @@ -3378,6 +3411,8 @@ enum shmem_param {
>>         Opt_nr_inodes,
>>         Opt_size,
>>         Opt_uid,
>> +       Opt_inode32,
>> +       Opt_inode64,
>
>Does not belong to this patch..
>
>>  };
>>
>>  static const struct fs_parameter_spec shmem_param_specs[] = {
>> @@ -3389,6 +3424,8 @@ static const struct fs_parameter_spec shmem_param_specs[] = {
>>         fsparam_string("nr_inodes",     Opt_nr_inodes),
>>         fsparam_string("size",          Opt_size),
>>         fsparam_u32   ("uid",           Opt_uid),
>> +       fsparam_flag  ("inode32",       Opt_inode32),
>> +       fsparam_flag  ("inode64",       Opt_inode64),
>
>Ditto

Bleh, I'll fix this and send v3.

>>         {}
>>  };
>>
>> @@ -3690,7 +3727,8 @@ static int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
>>  #endif
>>         uuid_gen(&sb->s_uuid);
>>
>> -       inode = shmem_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | sbinfo->mode, 0, VM_NORESERVE);
>> +       inode = shmem_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | sbinfo->mode, 0,
>> +                               VM_NORESERVE, true);
>
>Should usb_sb_ino be true for the kern_mount??
>In any case, it wouldn't matter if it was false, hence no need to pass
>an argument
>and can either check for sbinfo->max_inodes or the SB_KERNMOUNT flag in
>shmem_get_inode().

Ok, cool. I'll fix these up and send v3. Thanks!