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@@ -922,3 +922,13 @@ is provided - file_open_root_mnt(). In-tree users adjusted.
no_llseek is gone; don't set .llseek to that - just leave it NULL instead.
Checks for "does that file have llseek(2), or should it fail with ESPIPE"
should be done by looking at FMODE_LSEEK in file->f_mode.
+
+---
+
+**mandatory**
+
+Calling conventions for ->tmpfile() have changed. It now takes a struct
+file pointer instead of struct dentry pointer. d_tmpfile() is similarly
+changed to simplify callers. The passed file is in a non-open state and on
+success must be opened before returning (e.g. by calling
+finish_open_simple()).