> >-static struct file_system_type **find_filesystem(const char *name)
> >+static struct file_system_type **find_filesystem(const char *name, unsigned 
> >len)
> > {
> >     struct file_system_type **p;
> >     for (p=&file_systems; *p; p=&(*p)->next)
> >-            if (strcmp((*p)->name,name) == 0)
> >+            if (strlen((*p)->name) == len &&
> >+                strncmp((*p)->name, name, len) == 0)
> >                     break;
> >     return p;
> > }
> 
> Question btw, why does this function return a struct file_system_type ** at
> all? Would not struct file_system_type * suffice?

It's used in register_filesystem() to get the end of the list pointer.

Miklos
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