linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] vfs: add rcu-based find

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Message-ID: <ZmfpN2-3pck1zSRx@infradead.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:05:43 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, brauner@...nel.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, jack@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
	josef@...icpanda.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] vfs: add rcu-based find_inode variants for iget
 ops

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 07:36:46AM +0200, Mateusz Guzik wrote:
> I am explaining why the addition looks the way it does: I am keeping
> it consistent with the surroundings, which I assumed is the preferred
> way.

It is not, and it's clearly documented that it isn't.