linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] symlink length caching

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Message-ID: <20260203-reibt-bestnote-7da2affa6e26@brauner>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 15:13:09 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>, jack@...e.cz, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, hughd@...gle.com, 
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....edu, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] symlink length caching

On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 04:20:52AM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 01:34:44PM +0100, Christian Brauner wrote:
> 
> > [1/3] vfs: support caching symlink lengths in inodes
> >       https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/5cbb3c7e0051
> > [2/3] ext4: use inode_set_cached_link()
> >       https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/740456f67017
> > [3/3] tmpfs: use inode_set_cached_link()
> >       https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/30071e02c163
> 
> _Very_ belated note: that needs D/f/porting.rst chunk that would cover
> readlink_copy() calling conventions change.

No probs. I'll put something in there in a second.