Re: [RFCv3 02/10] libfs: Add __generic_file_fsync_nolock implementation

[Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>]

On Fri 14-04-23 06:12:00, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 02:51:48PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > On Thu 13-04-23 22:59:24, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > > Still no fan of the naming and placement here.  This is specific
> > > to the fs/buffer.c infrastructure.
> > 
> > I'm fine with moving generic_file_fsync() & friends to fs/buffer.c and
> > creating the new function there if it makes you happier. But I think
> > function names should be consistent (hence the new function would be named
> > __generic_file_fsync_nolock()). I agree the name is not ideal and would use
> > cleanup (along with transitioning everybody to not take i_rwsem) but I
> > don't want to complicate this series by touching 13+ callsites of
> > generic_file_fsync() and __generic_file_fsync(). That's for a separate
> > series.
> 
> I would not change the existing function.  Just do the right thing for
> the new helper and slowly migrate over without complicating this series.

OK, I can live with that temporary naming inconsistency I guess. So
the function will be __buffer_file_fsync()?

								Honza
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Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR