[PATCH v2 1/2] fs/super.c: introduce get_tree_bdev_flags()

[Christian Brauner]

On Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:31:50 +0800, Gao Xiang wrote:
> As Allison reported [1], currently get_tree_bdev() will store
> "Can't lookup blockdev" error message.  Although it makes sense for
> pure bdev-based fses, this message may mislead users who try to use
> EROFS file-backed mounts since get_tree_nodev() is used as a fallback
> then.
> 
> Add get_tree_bdev_flags() to specify extensible flags [2] and
> GET_TREE_BDEV_QUIET_LOOKUP to silence "Can't lookup blockdev" message
> since it's misleading to EROFS file-backed mounts now.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/2] fs/super.c: introduce get_tree_bdev_flags()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/4021e685139d
[2/2] erofs: use get_tree_bdev_flags() to avoid misleading messages
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/14c2d97265ea