From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5 resend] VFS: Rename vfs_check_frozen() to
 vfs_block_until_thawed()
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 06:40:25 -0500
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On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 12:54:48PM -0800, Kamal Mostafa wrote:
> From: Valerie Aurora <val@vaaconsulting.com>
> 
> The name of vfs_check_frozen() tends to de-emphasize an important
> fact: that it will block until the file system thaws to the specified
> level.  Make bugs slightly less likely by renaming to
> vfs_block_until_thawed().

I really hate that name.  The old one wasn't perfect either, but unless
you have a really good new one I'm strongly in favour of not repainting
the bikeshed.