On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 01:08:09PM +0200, Andre Richter wrote: > Hi all, > > in this thread ( https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/17/128 ), Al Viro argues > that file_inode() is not equal to f_mapping->host in certain cases. > > I'm asking, because in arch/x86/kernel/msr.c, msr_seek() retrieves the > inode via f_mapping while one function later, msr_read() uses > file_inode(). > Is this on purpose?
Both of those should use file_inode(), but in that case both expressions yield the same value. And no, it's not on purpose in case of msr.c - just a historical accident. -- 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/
