linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/13] seq_file: mark seq_get

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Message-ID: <YT98ccRMNBmoYPdl@slm.duckdns.org>
Date:   Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:29:37 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/13] seq_file: mark seq_get_buf as deprecated

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 07:41:09AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> This function pokes a big hole into the seq_file abstraction.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> ---
>  include/linux/seq_file.h | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file.h b/include/linux/seq_file.h
> index dd99569595fd3..db16b11477875 100644
> --- a/include/linux/seq_file.h
> +++ b/include/linux/seq_file.h
> @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static inline bool seq_has_overflowed(struct seq_file *m)
>   *
>   * Return the number of bytes available in the buffer, or zero if
>   * there's no space.
> + *
> + * DOT NOT USE IN NEW CODE! This function pokes a hole into the whole seq_file
        ^
       typo

Thanks.

-- 
tejun