linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fork: Use helper function mapping_allow_writable() in dup

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Date:   Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:38:24 +0000
From:   linmiaohe <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
To:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:     "christian.brauner@...ntu.com" <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fork: Use helper function mapping_allow_writable() in
 dup_mmap()

Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
> Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com> writes:
>
>> Use helper function mapping_allow_writable() to atomic_inc 
>> i_mmap_writable.
>
>Why?
>

Because I think it's better to use the wrapper function instead of the open hard code.
Thanks.