linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v17 3/7] libfs: Introduce case-insensitive string comparison helper

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Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 21:48:51 -0700
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...labora.com>
Cc: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, jaegeuk@...nel.org,
	adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, tytso@....edu, krisman@...e.de,
	brauner@...nel.org, jack@...e.cz, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	kernel@...labora.com,
	Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@...labora.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v17 3/7] libfs: Introduce case-insensitive string
 comparison helper

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 11:26:30AM +0300, Eugen Hristev via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
> +	/*
> +	 * Attempt a case-sensitive match first. It is cheaper and
> +	 * should cover most lookups, including all the sane
> +	 * applications that expect a case-sensitive filesystem.
> +	 */
> +
> +	if (dirent.len == (folded_name->name ? folded_name->len : name->len) &&
> +	    !memcmp(name->name, dirent.name, dirent.len))
> +		goto out;

Shouldn't it be just 'name->len' instead of
'(folded_name->name ? folded_name->len : name->len)'?

- Eric