Re: [PATCH 13/13] sysfs: Factor out sysfs_rename fromsysfs_rename_dir and sysfs_move_dir

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 - 17:37:37 EST


Quoting Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
> "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Quoting Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
> >> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> These two functions do 90% of the same work and it doesn't significantly
> >> obfuscate the function to allow both the parent dir and the name to change
> >> at the same time. So merge them together to simplify maintenance, and
> >> increase testing.
> >>
> >> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Based on just this patchset it seems sysfs_rename() could be static,
> > but since it isn't static I assume your later patchset will use it
> > outside fs/sysfs/dir.c?
>
> To implement sysfs_rename_link, but that is too much to digest/review/push
> all at once.

Ok, just making sure it'll get used.

To repeat myself,

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>

> I have a snapshot of my development tree up on kernel.org if you are
> interested.

I think this was an appropriately sized set :) Might take a look this
weekend though.

thanks,
-serge
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