Hi, On 4/23/23 22:49, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > def_blk_fops always returns -ENODEV, which dosn't match the return value > of a non-existing block device with CONFIG_BLOCK, which is -ENXIO. > Just remove the extra implementation and fall back to the default > no_open_fops that always returns -ENXIO. > > Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> > --- > fs/Makefile | 10 ++-------- > fs/inode.c | 3 ++- > fs/no-block.c | 19 ------------------- > 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) > delete mode 100644 fs/no-block.c > > diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile > index 05f89b5c962f88..da21e7d0a1cf37 100644 > --- a/fs/Makefile > +++ b/fs/Makefile > @@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ obj-y := open.o read_write.o file_table.o super.o \ > fs_types.o fs_context.o fs_parser.o fsopen.o init.o \ > kernel_read_file.o mnt_idmapping.o remap_range.o > > -ifeq ($(CONFIG_BLOCK),y) > -obj-y += buffer.o mpage.o > -else > -obj-y += no-block.o > -endif > - > -obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc_namespace.o > - > +obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK) += buffer.o mpage.o > +obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc_namespace.o > obj-$(CONFIG_LEGACY_DIRECT_IO) += direct-io.o > obj-y += notify/ > obj-$(CONFIG_EPOLL) += eventpoll.o > diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c > index 4558dc2f135573..d43f07f146eb73 100644 > --- a/fs/inode.c > +++ b/fs/inode.c > @@ -2265,7 +2265,8 @@ void init_special_inode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev) > inode->i_fop = &def_chr_fops; > inode->i_rdev = rdev; > } else if (S_ISBLK(mode)) { > - inode->i_fop = &def_blk_fops; > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLOCK)) > + inode->i_fop = &def_blk_fops; It looks like def_blk_fops is being removed (commit message and patch fragment below), but here (above line) it is being used. Am I just confused? > inode->i_rdev = rdev; > } else if (S_ISFIFO(mode)) > inode->i_fop = &pipefifo_fops; > diff --git a/fs/no-block.c b/fs/no-block.c > deleted file mode 100644 > index 481c0f0ab4bd2c..00000000000000 > --- a/fs/no-block.c > +++ /dev/null > @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ > -// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later > -/* no-block.c: implementation of routines required for non-BLOCK configuration > - * > - * Copyright (C) 2006 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > - * Written by David Howells (dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx) > - */ > - > -#include <linux/kernel.h> > -#include <linux/fs.h> > - > -static int no_blkdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp) > -{ > - return -ENODEV; > -} > - > -const struct file_operations def_blk_fops = { > - .open = no_blkdev_open, > - .llseek = noop_llseek, > -}; -- ~Randy