Re: [PATCH] remove superfluous inode superblock check from shmem_mmap

[" José Luis Alarcón Sánchez" <jlas9@lycos.es>]

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> ------- Mensaje Original -------
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> DeJames Morris <jmorris@intercode.com.au>
> FechaMon, 16 Jun 2003 02:14:37 +1000 (EST)
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>This patch against current 2.5 bk removes a (now) unecessary check 
for an 
>inode superblock in shmem_mmap().  In the current kernel, all inodes 
must 
>be associated with a superblock.
>
>- James
>-- 
>James Morris
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>
>diff -purN -X dontdiff bk.pending/mm/shmem.c bk.w1/mm/shmem.c
>--- bk.pending/mm/shmem.c 2003-06-16 00:56:13.000000000 +1000
>+++ bk.w1/mm/shmem.c 2003-06-16 02:06:55.142303751 +1000
>@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ static int shmem_mmap(struct file *file,
>  struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
> 
>  ops = &shmem_vm_ops;
>- if (!inode->i_sb || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
>+ if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
>   return -EACCES;
>  update_atime(inode);
>  vma->vm_ops = ops;
>

  Can i apply this patch against the 2.5.69 kernel?.

  Thanks yo very much, in advance.

  Regards.

  Jose.

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