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DateSun, 17 Feb 2008 15:22:45 -0500
FromErez Zadok <>
SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] make vfs_ioctl() static
In message <20080217131839.GA11034@infradead.org>, Christoph Hellwig writes:
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 10:18:42AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch makes the needlessly global vfs_ioctl() static.
> 
> I think the point was toa eventually export it for stackable filesystem
> use.  But until they start using it marking it static seems fine with
> me.

Right.  I'm not using it yet in unionfs, although I could; for now I'm just
calling very similar code myself.  This is only used in unionfs after I
process my own ioctls; IOW, I pass all unknown ioctls to the lower level and
let it handle it.

eCryptfs, however, doesn't pass unknown ioctls to the lower layer: it only
processes its own.

Honestly I'm not sure which is more appropriate: should a stackable f/s pass
unknown ioctls to the lower f/s or not?  If it doesn't, would any important
functionality be lost?

Erez.
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