Re: [PATCH] vfs: remove externs from fs.h on functions modified by i_ino widening

[Mateusz Guzik]

On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 08:27:01AM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Christoph says, in response to one of the patches in the i_ino widening
> series, which changes the prototype of several functions in fs.h:
> 
>     "Can you please drop all these pointless externs while you're at it?"
> 
> Remove extern keyword from functions touched by that patch (and a few
> that happened to be nearby).
> 

Is there a reason to not straight up whack the keyword from *all* funcs in
the file?