Re: 2.6.0-test6-mm2

From: Nikita Danilov
Date: Thu Oct 02 2003 - 12:06:38 EST


Andrew Morton writes:
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test6/2.6.0-test6-mm2/
>
> . A large series of VFS patches from Al Viro which replace usage of
> file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mapping with the new file->f_mapping.
>
> This is mainly so we can get disk hot removal right.

What consequences does this have for (out-of-the-tree) file systems,
beyond s/->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mapping/->f_mapping/g ?

>

Nikita.
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