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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] exportfs: split out the ops for layout-based block
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 01:24:23PM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Meh, ok. Almost doesn't seem worthwhile, but I guess the result is a
> bit cleaner layering-wise.

It also avoid pulling extra includes into exportfs.h only needed for
the new block layout inline helpers added in the last patch.