Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:26:33 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: fs_stack/eCryptfs: remove 3rd arg of copy_attr_all, add locking to copy_inode_size |
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On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:49:11 -0400 Erez Zadok <ezk@cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:
> Andrew, this patch has been in my git tree for a while. It affects current > mainline users (i.e., ecryptfs). Do you think it can go to mainline soon? > If not, post-25? (I can remind you then). This patch has a few changes, and > I can break it into several smaller ones if desired: > > 1. remove the 3rd arg to fsstack_copy_attr_all. There are no users for it: > ecryptfs never used the 3rd arg; unionfs stopped using it a long time > ago. Halcrow ok'ed this patch some time ago. > > 2. add necessary locking for 32-bit smp systems in fsstack_copy_inode_size > (courtesy Hugh Dickins). > > 3. minor commenting style changes, and addition of copyrights which were > missing. > > Thanks, > Erez. > > --cut--here----cut--here----cut--here----cut--here----cut--here-- > > > fs_stack/eCryptfs: remove 3rd arg of copy_attr_all, add locking to copy_inode_size
I'm already carrying this, via git-unionfs. It makes it a bit hard to merge. I guess resending it during the 2.6.26 merge window would suit.
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