Re: [PATCH 3/6] exec: cleanup the count() function

To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>, Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] exec: cleanup the count() function
From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:28:44 +0300
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>, Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, x86@xxxxxxxxxx, linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-parisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hello!

On 18.06.2020 17:46, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

Remove the max argument as it is hard wired to MAX_ARG_STRINGS, and

Technically, argument is what's actually passed to a function, you'reremoving a function parameter.

give the function a slightly less generic name.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

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MBR, Sergei

References:
- properly support exec and wait with kernel pointers v2
  - From: Christoph Hellwig
- [PATCH 3/6] exec: cleanup the count() function
  - From: Christoph Hellwig