linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 (kindof)] fs: use __fput

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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:03:05 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Linus Torvalds' <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
CC:     Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "oleg@...hat.com" <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 (kindof)] fs: use __fput_sync in close(2)

From: Linus Torvalds
> Sent: 08 August 2023 18:05
...
>         return __filp_close(filp, id, true);
> 
> and there is zero clue about what the heck 'true' means.
> 
> At least then the "behavior flags" are named bitmasks, things make
> *sense*. But we have too many of these boolean arguments.

And make the usual case 0.

I was chasing through some code that has a flag for a
conditional lock.
However is was 'NEED_TO_LOCK' not 'ALREADY_LOCKED'.
(bpf calling in with the socket locked).

As well as making the code harder to read it is an accident
just waiting to happen.

	David

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