linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/19] VFS: Ensure no async updates happening in directory being removed.

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Message-ID: <20250208232537.GS1977892@ZenIV>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 23:25:37 +0000
From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/19] VFS: Ensure no async updates happening in
 directory being removed.

On Sat, Feb 08, 2025 at 02:30:39PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 at 14:06, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, I realize that it compiles, but it should've raised all
> > > kinds of red flags for anyone reading that.
> 
> Well, it's literally just missing a ';' so, the "red flag" is "oops,
> nobody noticed the typo".

Sure - what I'm saying is that this is visually wrong; "red flag" as in
"WTF am I looking at here?" when scrolling through the patch.