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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2021-02-27 19:07:12 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2021-02-27 19:07:12 +0300
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downloadlinux-5ceabb6078b80a8544ba86d6ee523ad755ae6d5e.tar.xz
Merge branch 'work.misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs
Pull misc vfs updates from Al Viro: "Assorted stuff pile - no common topic here" * 'work.misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: whack-a-mole: don't open-code iminor/imajor 9p: fix misuse of sscanf() in v9fs_stat2inode() audit_alloc_mark(): don't open-code ERR_CAST() fs/inode.c: make inode_init_always() initialize i_ino to 0 vfs: don't unnecessarily clone write access for writable fds
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@@ -883,3 +883,10 @@ For bvec based itererators bio_iov_iter_get_pages() now doesn't copy bvecs but
uses the one provided. Anyone issuing kiocb-I/O should ensure that the bvec and
page references stay until I/O has completed, i.e. until ->ki_complete() has
been called or returned with non -EIOCBQUEUED code.
+
+---
+
+**mandatory**
+
+mnt_want_write_file() can now only be paired with mnt_drop_write_file(),
+whereas previously it could be paired with mnt_drop_write() as well.