[PATCH] ext4: use str_plural() instead of custom macro

From: Joshua Crofts

Date: Sat Jul 11 2026 - 02:38:32 EST


Remove the custom PLURAL() macro and use str_plural() from
string_choices.h instead.

Signed-off-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/orphan.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/orphan.c b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
index 64ea47624233..e307d6d55451 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/orphan.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/quotaops.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>

#include "ext4.h"
#include "ext4_jbd2.h"
@@ -486,14 +487,13 @@ void ext4_orphan_cleanup(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es)
}
}

-#define PLURAL(x) (x), ((x) == 1) ? "" : "s"

if (nr_orphans)
ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "%d orphan inode%s deleted",
- PLURAL(nr_orphans));
+ nr_orphans, str_plural(nr_orphans));
if (nr_truncates)
ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "%d truncate%s cleaned up",
- PLURAL(nr_truncates));
+ nr_truncates, str_plural(nr_truncates));
#ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
/* Turn off quotas if they were enabled for orphan cleanup */
if (quota_update) {

---
base-commit: c143957520c6c9b5cd72e0de8b52b814f0c576fe
change-id: 20260711-remove-plural-macro-7ecfa879fcae

Best regards,
--
Kind regards

CJD