Re: [RFC][PATCH 04/42] make get_empty_filp() to call file_free_rcu() directly

From: Al Viro
Date: Tue Jul 10 2018 - 22:43:52 EST


On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 07:35:23PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> This one looked odd to me.
>
> Then I saw 5/42, and it made more sense.
>
> I think the explanation is a bit misleading. Technically correct, but
> not *why* you did it.

Probably should fold these two together, now that reordering has brought
them next to each other (originally there used to be several pieces in
between)...