Re: [PATCH] fs: touch up predicts in putname()

[Mateusz Guzik]

On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 08:17:53PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
>
> > 0) get rid of audit_reusename() and aname->uptr (I have that series,
> > massaging it for posting at the moment).  Basically, don't have
> > getname et.al. called in retry loops - there are few places doing
> > that, and they are not hard to fix.
>
> See #work.filename-uptr; I'll post individual patches tomorrow morning,
> hopefully along with getname_alien()/take_filename() followups, including
> the removal of atomic (still not settled on the calling conventions for
> getname_alien()).
>

Ok, in that case I think it will be most expedient if my patch gets
dropped and you just fold the updated predicts into your patchset
somewhere. I don't need any credit.