linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] cachefiles: Split and rename S_KERNEL

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Date:   Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:05:04 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        JeffleXu <jefflexu@...ux.alibaba.com>, linux-cachefs@...hat.com,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org, ceph-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] cachefiles: Split and rename S_KERNEL_FILE and
 extend effects

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 01:48:06PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Split S_KERNEL_FILE into two separate flags to do two separate jobs and give
> them new names[1][2]:

I strong disagreewith this.  The flag is a horrible hack that does not
have any business to exist to start with.  Splitting it an potentially
proliferating the use is not a good.

The proper fix would be to fix the cachefiles design to not rely on it
at all.