Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Fix typo in RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET constant name

From: Song Liu
Date: Wed Oct 02 2019 - 12:55:24 EST


On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 5:55 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 10/1/19 5:12 PM, Song Liu wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 8:58 AM Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> This is a small fix of a typo (or, more specifically, some remnant of
> >> the old patch version spelling) in RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET constant,
> >> which is named as RWF_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET currently. Since the name
> >> with "H" is used in man page and everywhere else, it's probably worth
> >> to make the name used in the fcntl.h UAPI header in line with it.
> >> The two follow-up patches update usage sites of this constant in kernel
> >> to use the new spelling.
> >>
> >> The old name is retained as it is part of UAPI now.
> >>
> >> Changes since v2[1]:
> >> * Updated RWF_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET constant usage
> >> in drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c:ppl_init_log().
> >>
> >> Changes since v1[2]:
> >> * Changed format of the commit ID in the commit message of the first patch.
> >> * Removed bogus Signed-off-by that snuck into the resend of the series.
> >
> > Applied to md-next.
>
> I think the core fs change should core in through a core tree, then
> the md bits can go in at will after that.

Good point. I guess I will wait until it shows up in for-5.5/block?

Song