linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/12] docs: path-lookup: Update pathlookup docs

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Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:18:29 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Fox Chen <foxhlchen@...il.com>, neilb@...e.de
Cc:     Fox Chen <foxhlchen@...il.com>, vegard.nossum@...cle.com,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, rdunlap@...radead.org,
        grandmaster@...klimov.de, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/12] docs: path-lookup: Update pathlookup docs

Fox Chen <foxhlchen@...il.com> writes:

> The Path lookup is a very complex subject in VFS. The path-lookup
> document provides a very detailed guidance to help people understand
> how path lookup works in the kernel. This document was originally
> written based on three lwn articles five years ago. As times goes by,
> some of the content is outdated. This patchset is intended to update
> the document to make it more relevant to current codebase.

Neil, have you had a chance to take a look at these?  I'm reluctant to
apply them without your ack...

Thanks,

jon