From: Tal Zussman Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:57:50 +0000 (-0500) Subject: fs: Remove FIXME comment in generic_write_checks() X-Git-Tag: v5.18-rc1~16^2~6 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c51acdb78f92719127995c0fe41108df0552edc3;p=linux-2.6-block.git fs: Remove FIXME comment in generic_write_checks() This patch removes an unnecessary comment that had to do with block special files from `generic_write_checks()`. The comment, originally added in Linux v2.4.14.9, was to clarify that we only set `pos` to the file size when the file was opened with `O_APPEND` if the file wasn't a block special file. Prior to Linux v2.4, block special files had a different `write()` function which was unified into a generic `write()` function in Linux v2.4. This generic `write()` function called `generic_write_checks()`. For more details, see this earlier conversation: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/Yc4Czk5A+p5p2Y4W@mit.edu/ Currently, block special devices have their own `write_iter()` function and no longer share the same `generic_write_checks()`, therefore rendering the comment irrelevant. Signed-off-by: Tal Zussman Co-authored-by: Xijiao Li Co-authored-by: Hans Montero Suggested-by: Theodore Ts'o Signed-off-by: Al Viro --- diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c index 0074afa7ecb3..0173dc7183c9 100644 --- a/fs/read_write.c +++ b/fs/read_write.c @@ -1637,7 +1637,6 @@ ssize_t generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from) if (!iov_iter_count(from)) return 0; - /* FIXME: this is for backwards compatibility with 2.4 */ if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_APPEND) iocb->ki_pos = i_size_read(inode);