On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 08:41:56AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote: > From: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: fs: clarify "dummy" member in struct inodes_stat_t > > Found by Robert P. J. Day: The role of inodes_stat_t.dummy wasn't clear > and one might be tempted to remove it. Give it a better name and add a > comment. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > Only quickly compile-tested. > > Index: linux/include/linux/fs.h > =================================================================== > --- linux.orig/include/linux/fs.h > +++ linux/include/linux/fs.h > @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern int get_max_files(void); > struct inodes_stat_t { > int nr_inodes; > int nr_unused; > - int dummy[5]; > + int reserved[5]; /* for sysctl and procfs ABI compatibility */ > }; > extern struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
Considering that we export this struct to usespace, I don't think renaming a member without a good reason is a good idea (but adding a comment makes sense). > Stefan Richter cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/