Re: [PATCHES] fget()-to-fdget() whack-a-mole

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Mon Mar 13 2023 - 07:52:50 EST


On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 09:25:36PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> fget()/fget_raw() should be used when we are going to keep
> struct file reference; for temporary references fdget()/fdget_raw()
> ought to be used. That kind of stuff keeps cropping up on a regular

Fwiw, might be worth to mention/document that explicitly anywhere.
I didn't see anything but might've missed it.

> basis, and it needs periodic pruning.
>
> The current pile is in vfs.git #work.fd; individual patches
> in followups.

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>