Re: factoring out the change_root() and making exporting change_{root,dir}() as interface

To: Elad Efrat <elad%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: factoring out the change_root() and making exporting change_{root,dir}() as interface
From: David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:41:41 +0000

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 06:14:45PM +0300, Elad Efrat wrote:
>>  > -static int
>>  > +int
>>  >  change_dir(struct nameidata *ndp, struct lwp *l)
>>  >  {
>>
>> Is it feasible to adjust this to pass a vnode instead of nameidata?
>
> Does change_dir() change directory?

Heh, apparently not. Rather (as it exists) it should have a path
passed in and a vnode passed out, and should have its name
changed.

And it doesn't make sense as a public interface, either. :-|

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost

References:
- factoring out the change_root() and making exporting change_{root,dir}() as interface
  - From: Christoph Badura
- Re: factoring out the change_root() and making exporting change_{root,dir}() as interface
  - From: David Holland
- Re: factoring out the change_root() and making exporting change_{root,dir}() as interface
  - From: Elad Efrat

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