linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] writeback: clear auto

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Message-ID: <20200902144936.GF4230@mtj.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Wed, 2 Sep 2020 10:49:36 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     trix@...hat.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] writeback: clear auto_free in initializaiton

Hello,

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 06:11:26PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > Which seems like a strange place to set auto_free as
> > it is not where the rest of base_work is initialized.
> 
> Otherwise I agree it's a strange place. I've added Tejun to CC just in case
> he remembers why he's added that.

I don't remember exactly but maybe I was trying to mirror the
CGROUP_WRITEBACK counterpart without actually thinking about it? The patch
looks good to me.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun