References of struct inode are not found

[flipreverse]

Hi!

I was looking for all references of a certain struct in the Linux Kernel when I found out that
exlixir does not list all of them.
If I search for super_block, for example, I do get a list of references:
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v4.19-rc6/ident/super_block
It works as expected for typedefs as well:
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v4.19-rc6/ident/journal_t

However, if I search for inode, I just get the definition of struct inode:
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v4.19-rc6/ident/inode

I suppose this is a bug in the update mechanism.

Regards,
Alex

[flipreverse]

I have the answer to that question: 'inode' is a blacklisted keyword in lib.py.
Why is inode blacklisted?

[michaelopdenacker]

Hi Alex,
Many thanks for the bug report.
I wasn't the one developing this part. I remember that symbols had to be blacklisted, typically generic variable names that are found everywhere, and which have nothing in common between two files.
Our developer may have considered that "inode" was found in too many places.
However, I believe that inode is an important kernel structure that must be indexed properly, so I added it back, together with a few other ones.
See 5d35c4d
I'm generating a new database. It should be deployed in one or two days.
I'll let you know when this is done.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Michael.

[flipreverse]

Hi Alex,
Many thanks for the bug report.
No problem. :)
I wasn't the one developing this part. I remember that symbols had to be blacklisted, typically generic variable names that are found everywhere, and which have nothing in common between two files.
Our developer may have considered that "inode" was found in too many places.
However, I believe that inode is an important kernel structure that must be indexed properly, so I added it back, together with a few other ones.
See 5d35c4d
I'm generating a new database. It should be deployed in one or two days.
I'll let you know when this is done.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Michael.
Thanks!

[michaelopdenacker]

Fixed now!