On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 07:35:34AM +0100, Cedric Blancher wrote: > On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 at 07:08, Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > fs/internal.h | 1 + > > include/linux/dcache.h | 3 --- > > 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h > > index 9e9fc629f935..d9a920e2636e 100644 > > --- a/fs/internal.h > > +++ b/fs/internal.h > > @@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ extern void shrink_dcache_for_umount(struct super_block *); > > extern struct dentry *__d_lookup(const struct dentry *, const struct qstr *); > > extern struct dentry *__d_lookup_rcu(const struct dentry *parent, > > const struct qstr *name, unsigned *seq); > > +extern void d_genocide(struct dentry *); > > Seriously, who came up with THAT name? "Genocide" is not a nice term, > not even if you ignore political correctness. > Or what will be next? d_holodomor()? d_massmurder()? d_execute_warcrimes()? kill_them_all(), on the account of that being what it's doing? I can explain the problems with each of your suggested identifiers, if you really wish that, but I would stronly suggest taking that off-list. As for the bad words... google "jesux" someday. Yes, we do have identifiers like "kill", "abort", etc. and those are really not going anywhere; live with it.
