Re: [PATCH] Fix compilation warnings in dquot.c of 2.2.14pre8

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:32:14 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Daniel Roesen wrote:

[fix for buglet in get_empty_dquot()]

> Obviously "count" and "goal" are never used and completely obsolete -
> technically. But I think there was a reason for this. As I'm quite new to
> the kernel source I don't know wether free_inodes() ever took a goal parameter
> or if this is planned for the future.

In principle it tells how hard do we want to trim icache... Question
about plans goes to Andrea, AFAICS.

> So the question is: eliminate "count" and "goal" completely?

Well, if you care about this printk - don't, otherwise count is bitbucket
fodder. As for the goal (in free_inode_memory) - depends on the future
plans. Andrea, your comments?

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/