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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] fs: export vfs_stat() and vfs_fstatat()
    On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 05:08:26PM +0800, Yicong Yang wrote:
    > > And why would you want to use them in kernel module? Please explain
    > > that in the patch that exports them, and please send that patch in the
    > > same series as the patches adding the users.
    >
    > we're using it in the modules for testing our crypto driver on our CI system.
    > is it mandatory to upstream it if we want to use this function?

    Yes. And chances are that you do not actaully need these functions
    either, but to suggest a better placement I need to actually see the
    code.

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