Re: [PATCH v1 10/12] nfsd: Avoid non-flexible API in seq_quote_mem()

From: Al Viro
Date: Mon May 03 2021 - 17:09:49 EST


On Mon, May 03, 2021 at 11:56:41PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 11:54 PM Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, May 03, 2021 at 11:49:05PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > string_escape_mem_ascii() followed by seq_escape_mem_ascii() is completely
> > > non-flexible and shouldn't be exist from day 1.
> > >
> > > Replace it with properly called string_escape_mem().
> >
> > NAKed-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Reason: use of seq_get_buf(). Which should have been static inline in
> > fs/seq_file.c, to start with.
>
> I see.
>
> > Again, any new uses of seq_get_buf()/seq_commit() are grounds for automatic
> > NAK. These interfaces *will* be withdrawn.
>
> You meant that this is no way to get rid of this guy?
> Any suggestions how to replace that API with a newer one?

seq_escape_mem(), perhaps?