Re: [PATCH] fs: use correct parameter in notes of generic_file_llseek_size()

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Thu Sep 10 2020 - 22:57:39 EST


On 9/10/20 7:06 PM, Tianxianting wrote:
> Hi viro,
> Could I get your feedback?
> This patch fixed the build warning, I think it can be applied, thanks :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tianxianting (RD)
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2020 3:15 PM
> To: viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; tianxianting (RD) <tian.xianting@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH] fs: use correct parameter in notes of generic_file_llseek_size()
>
> Fix warning when compiling with W=1:
> fs/read_write.c:88: warning: Function parameter or member 'maxsize' not described in 'generic_file_llseek_size'
> fs/read_write.c:88: warning: Excess function parameter 'size' description in 'generic_file_llseek_size'
>
> Signed-off-by: Xianting Tian <tian.xianting@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> fs/read_write.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
> index 5db58b8c7..058563ee2 100644
> --- a/fs/read_write.c
> +++ b/fs/read_write.c
> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_setpos);
> * @file: file structure to seek on
> * @offset: file offset to seek to
> * @whence: type of seek
> - * @size: max size of this file in file system
> + * @maxsize: max size of this file in file system
> * @eof: offset used for SEEK_END position
> *
> * This is a variant of generic_file_llseek that allows passing in a custom
>


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~Randy