Re: linux-next: build warning after merge of the vfs tree
From: Al Viro
Date: Fri Jan 16 2026 - 12:54:37 EST
On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 02:57:54PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 09:28:34AM +0100, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>
> > 1) Split it (and similar cases) into:
> >
> > "filename_link() and filename_renameat2()"
> >
> > which would give sphinx automarkup the opportunity to create
> > cross references
> >
> > (my preference)
>
> The final state right now is (admittedly sloppy)
>
> do_{mkdir,mknod,link,symlink,renameat2,rmdir,unlink}() are gone; filename_...()
> counterparts replace those. The difference is that the former used to consume
> filename references; the latter do not.
>
> Sure, the entire note can be split in 7 notes differing only in the names
> of removed function and its replacement, but it feels wrong ;-/
Updated variant pushed out; hopefully it's more palatable now...