TAKE - remove dead code paths from create/mkdir/link/symlink

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TAKE - remove dead code paths from create/mkdir/link/symlink

To:	linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	TAKE - remove dead code paths from create/mkdir/link/symlink
From:	Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date:	Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:23:42 -0500
Sender:	linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx

The vfs layer locking in linux means that there were several
code paths in the new inode creation paths which could never
happen. We only get into the filesystem's create paths if there
is nothing there, these paths were checking for an existing
name.

Date:  Fri Sep 13 11:24:43 PDT 2002
Workarea:  jen.americas.sgi.com:/src/lord/xfs-linux.2.4

The following file(s) were checked into:
  bonnie.engr.sgi.com:/isms/slinx/2.4.x-xfs


Modid:  2.4.x-xfs:slinx:127368a
linux/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c - 1.563

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