Re: [PATCH] fs: Restore files_lock and set_fs_root exports

[Al Viro]

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 01:04:08PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 08:32:59PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 12:15:31PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > Yep, you win the prize, it is MVFS.
> > > 
> > > This is the usual port of an existing body of code to the Linux kernel.
> > > It is not asking for a new export, only restoration of a previously existing
> > > export.
> > 
> > Sorry, but "our code is badly misdesigned" does not make a valid excuse
> > when you have been told, repeatedly, by many people, for at least a year
> > that you needed to sanitize your design.
> 
> The obvious searches did not find this for me.  Any pointers so that
> I can bring to the MVFS guys' attention any alternatives that might
> have been recommended?

"Use recursive bindings instead of trying to take over the entire mount tree
and mirroring it within your fs code.  And do that explicitly from userland".
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