Re: [PATCH 17/25] userns: Convert minix to use kuid/kgid where appropriate

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Zhao Hongjiang <zhaohongjiang37@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>>>
>>> 	i_uid_write(inode, (uid_t)raw_inode->i_uid);
>>> 	i_gid_write(inode, (gid_t)raw_inode->i_gid);
>>>
>>> is more better?
>> 
>> An extra cast to uid_t or gid_t is redundant.  i_uid_write takes
>> a uid_t paramenter and i_gid_write takes a gid_t paramenter so
>> we already have the casts implicitly.
>> 
>> Eric
>
> I see,this is mean that we should remove uid_t and gid_t casts in other patches which
> is in i_uid_write and i_gid_write?

Do you know of any such cases.

I certainly don't remember extraneous casts be a usual pattern in the kernel.

Eric
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