[PATCH v4 0/2] review of v3 loop: use vfs_getattr_nosec()
From: Rajeev Mishra
Date: Wed Aug 13 2025 - 15:53:11 EST
> This commit includes the following changes:
> 1. Renamed get_size to lo_calculate_size.
> 2. Merged the functionality of get_size and
> get_loop_size into lo_calculate_size.
> 3 Updated callers of the above functions
> to use lo_calculate_size.
> 4. Replaced i_size_read with vfs_getattr_nosec()
> to obtain a more accurate file size for
> network filesystems where cached metadata may be stale
>
Please split 1-3 to a seperate patch.
removed header also
Rajeev Mishra (2):
loop: Rename and merge get_size/get_loop_size to lo_calculate_size
loop: use vfs_getattr_nosec for accurate file size
drivers/block/loop.c | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
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