Re: [RFC][PATCH] linux/uuid.h: hoist uuid_is_null() helper from libnvdimm

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On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We need a helper for VFS to check if struct super_block field s_uuid
> was filled by the filesystem, before consumers can use it.
>
> The libnvdimm code already has a private helper to check if uuid is null
> and the helper name is not using a private namespace prefix, which
> prevents us from using the same helper name as a common function.
>
> Hoist the libnvdimm helper as an inline helper to linux/uuid.h.
>
> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>



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