linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] filelock: move file locking definitions to separate header file

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:31:03 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] filelock: move file locking definitions to separate header file

Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org> wrote:

> The file locking definitions have lived in fs.h since the dawn of time,
> but they are only used by a small subset of the source files that
> include it.
> 
> Move the file locking definitions to a new header file, and add the
> appropriate #include directives to the source files that need them. By
> doing this we trim down fs.h a bit and limit the amount of rebuilding
> that has to be done when we make changes to the file locking APIs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>