Re: [PATCH 4/5] fanotify/fanotify_user.c: introduce a generic info record copying function
From: Matthew Bobrowski <repnop@google.com>
Date: 2021-05-21 09:28:10
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From: Matthew Bobrowski <repnop@google.com>
Date: 2021-05-21 09:28:10
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linux-fsdevel
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 04:59:23PM +0300, Amir Goldstein wrote:
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 5:11 AM Matthew Bobrowski [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
The copy_info_to_user() function has been repurposed with the idea toSorry I gave comment on patch 5 before I knew you repurposed copy_info_to_user(). Perhaps it would be better to give a non ambiguous name like copy_info_records_to_user() or
^ I like this.
copy_fid_info_records_to_user() and leave pidfd out of this helper. If you do wish to keep pidfd copy inside this helper and follow my suggestion on patch 5 you will have to pass in pidfd as another argument.
I'd like to keep all the info record related copying branching out from a single helper, which in this case will now be copy_info_records_to_user(). /M