linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/ext4: Remove unnecessary zero-initialization via memset

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Message-ID: <176962347638.1138505.4707012923453555215.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:04:59 -0500
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: Donglin Peng <dolinux.peng@...il.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        pengdonglin <pengdonglin@...omi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/ext4: Remove unnecessary zero-initialization via memset


On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:38:29 +0800, Donglin Peng wrote:
> The d_path function does not require the caller to pre-zero the
> buffer.
> 
> 

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] fs/ext4: Remove unnecessary zero-initialization via memset
      commit: 26f260ce5828fc7897a70629884916301f5825d0

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>