> > Wouldn't it be better to reverse the meaning of BDI_CAP_ACCOUNT_DIRTY > > and BDI_CAP_WRITEBACK_DIRTY (BDI_CAP_NO_ACCOUNT_DIRTY...)? That way > > out of tree filesystems that implicitly zero bdi->memory_backed > > wouldn't _silently_ break. E.g. fuse does this, though it would not > > actually break since it doesn't dirty any pages currently. I have no > > idea whether there are other filesystems that are affected. > > It shouldn't silently break... It will refuse to compile. I renamed > "memory_backed" to "capabilities".
This will silently break: static struct backing_dev_info my_bdi = { .ra_pages = MY_RA, .unplug_io_fn = default_unplug_io_fn, }; Miklos - 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/