On Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM Gao Xiang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 2025/12/23 09:56, Hongbo Li wrote: > > There is no need to open nonexistent real files if backing files > > couldn't be backed by real files (e.g., EROFS page cache sharing > > doesn't need typical real files to open again). > > > > Therefore, we export the alloc_empty_backing_file() helper, allowing > > filesystems to dynamically set the backing file without real file > > open. This is particularly useful for obtaining the correct @path > > and @inode when calling file_user_path() and file_user_inode(). > > > > Signed-off-by: Hongbo Li <[email protected]> > > Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <[email protected]> > > (I hope Amir could ack this particular patch too..)
As long as Chritian is ok with this, I don't mind. Acked-by: Amir Goldstein <[email protected]> Thanks, Amir.
