Re: [PATCH 1/8] kernfs: Add API to generate relative kernfs path

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Mon Nov 30 2015 - 17:53:28 EST


Hello, Serge.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:37:58PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > Yeah, I agree but the name is kinda misleading tho. The output isn't
> > really a relative path but rather absolute path against the specified
> > root. Maybe updating the function and parameter names would be
> > helpful?
> >
>
> Ok - updating the comment is simple enough. Though the name/params
> kernfs_path_from_node_locked(from, to) still seem to make sense. Would
> you prefer something like kernfs_absolute_path_from node_locked()? I
> hesitate to call 'from' 'root' since kernfs_root is a thing and this
> is not that.

Hmmm... I see. Let's just make sure that the comment is clear about
the fact that it calculates (pseudo) absolute path rather than
relative path.

Thanks.

--
tejun
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