Re: [PATCH v4 72/73] xfs: Convert mru cache to XArray

From: Joe Perches
Date: Sat Dec 09 2017 - 12:00:33 EST


On Sat, 2017-12-09 at 09:36 +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
> 1. Using lockdep_set_novalidate_class() for anything other
> than device->mutex will throw checkpatch warnings. Nice. (*)
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> (*) checkpatch.pl is considered mostly harmful round here, too,
> but that's another rant....

How so?

> (**) the frequent occurrence of "core code/devs aren't held to the
> same rules/standard as everyone else" is another rant I have stored
> up for a rainy day.

Yeah. I wouldn't mind reading that one...

Rainy season is starting right about now here too.