linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] fs: reduce export usage of kerne

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Message-ID: <20200518062255.GB15641@infradead.org>
Date:   Sun, 17 May 2020 23:22:55 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] fs: reduce export usage of kerne_read*() calls

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 09:29:33PM +0000, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 11:17:36AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > Can you also move kernel_read_* out of fs.h?  That header gets pulled
> > in just about everywhere and doesn't really need function not related
> > to the general fs interface.
> 
> Sure, where should I dump these?

Maybe a new linux/kernel_read_file.h?  Bonus points for a small top
of the file comment explaining the point of the interface, which I
still don't get :)