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@@ -299,6 +299,15 @@ performed on the denizens of the cache. These are held in a structure of type:
enough space in the cache to permit this.
+ (*) Check coherency state of an object [mandatory]:
+
+ int (*check_consistency)(struct fscache_object *object)
+
+ This method is called to have the cache check the saved auxiliary data of
+ the object against the netfs's idea of the state. 0 should be returned
+ if they're consistent and -ESTALE otherwise. -ENOMEM and -ERESTARTSYS
+ may also be returned.
+
(*) Update object [mandatory]:
int (*update_object)(struct fscache_object *object)