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@@ -451,3 +451,7 @@ in your dentry operations instead.
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[mandatory]
->readdir() is gone now; switch to ->iterate()
+[mandatory]
+ vfs_follow_link has been removed. Filesystems must use nd_set_link
+ from ->follow_link for normal symlinks, or nd_jump_link for magic
+ /proc/<pid> style links.