fs: clarify when the i_version counter must be updated
authorJeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:04:04 +0000 (09:04 -0400)
committerJeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:59:40 +0000 (06:59 -0500)
commita3bb710383cbca2a0f1f4e5a1c7ef8dde14eff95
tree9e02c039517c20a1c71fd571486ec761aca551d2
parentc5bc1b3ff35ae321d018d0c4ba66b062e4fb1e05
fs: clarify when the i_version counter must be updated

The i_version field in the kernel has had different semantics over
the decades, but NFSv4 has certain expectations. Update the comments
in iversion.h to describe when the i_version must change.

Cc: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
Cc: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
Cc: Trond Myklebust <trondmy@hammerspace.com>
Cc: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
include/linux/iversion.h