linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/14] d_path: prepend_path(): lift the inner loop into a new helper

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Date:   Wed, 19 May 2021 11:07:04 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jia He <justin.he@....com>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/14] d_path: prepend_path(): lift the inner loop into a
 new helper

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 12:48:59AM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> ... and leave the rename_lock/mount_lock handling in prepend_path()
> itself

...

> +			if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mnt_ns) && !is_anon_ns(mnt_ns))
> +				return 1;	// absolute root
> +			else
> +				return 2;	// detached or not attached yet

Would it be slightly better to read

			if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mnt_ns) || is_anon_ns(mnt_ns))
				return 2;	// detached or not attached yet
			else
				return 1;	// absolute root

?

Oh, I have noticed that it's in the original piece of code (perhaps separate
change if we ever need it?).


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko