Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] fcntl: rename rw_hint_* to rw_lifetime_hint_*

Christoph Hellwig
2024-09-12T14:01:09Z

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 08:31:57PM +0530, Kanchan Joshi wrote:
> F_GET/SET_RW_HINT fcntl handlers query/set write life hints.
> Rename the handlers/helpers to be explicit that write life hints are
> being handled.
>
> This is in preparation to introduce a new interface that supports more
> than one type of write hint.

Wouldn't it make more sense to stick with the name as exposed in the
uapi? The same minda applies to the previous patch - in fact IFF we
decide to do the rename I'd probably expect both parts to go together.