Re: [PATCH] fix the outdated comment in ext2_nfs_get_inode()

From: Jan Kara
Date: Tue Aug 30 2011 - 06:35:49 EST


On Tue 30-08-11 17:53:58, Li Haifeng wrote:
> The function iget referred by the comment is replaced by ext2_iget .
> And the ext2_read_inode() is not exist, the ext2_iget is "neater". So
> the comment is fixed here.
>
> Signed-off-by: Li Haifeng <omycle@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/ext2/super.c | 6 ++----
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
> index 1dd62ed..994ced3 100644
> --- a/fs/ext2/super.c
> +++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
> @@ -327,10 +327,8 @@ static struct inode *ext2_nfs_get_inode(struct
> super_block *sb,
> if (ino > le32_to_cpu(EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es->s_inodes_count))
> return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
>
> - /* iget isn't really right if the inode is currently unallocated!!
> - * ext2_read_inode currently does appropriate checks, but
> - * it might be "neater" to call ext2_get_inode first and check
> - * if the inode is valid.....
> + /*
> + * ext2_iget isn't really right if the inode is currently unallocated!!
OK, but we should keep there a note that ext2_iget() does appropriate
checks to handle stale inodes.

Honza
> */
> inode = ext2_iget(sb, ino);
> if (IS_ERR(inode))
> --
> 1.7.4.1
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR
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