Hi all,
On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:31:55 +1100 Stephen Rothwell <s...@canb.auug.org.au>
wrote:
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the vfs tree got a conflict in:
>
> fs/dcache.c
>
> between commit:
>
> f9c34674bc60 ("vfs: factor out helpers d_instantiate_anon() and
> d_alloc_anon()")
>
> from the overlayfs tree and commit:
>
> f1ee616214cb ("VFS: don't keep disconnected dentries on d_anon")
>
> from the vfs tree.
>
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging. You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell
>
> diff --cc fs/dcache.c
> index 99bce0ed0213,17e6b84b9656..000000000000
> --- a/fs/dcache.c
> +++ b/fs/dcache.c
> @@@ -1954,16 -1961,18 +1953,18 @@@ static struct dentry *__d_instantiate_a
> if (disconnected)
> add_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
>
> - spin_lock(&tmp->d_lock);
> - __d_set_inode_and_type(tmp, inode, add_flags);
> - hlist_add_head(&tmp->d_u.d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
> + spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
> + __d_set_inode_and_type(dentry, inode, add_flags);
> + hlist_add_head(&dentry->d_u.d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
> - hlist_bl_lock(&dentry->d_sb->s_anon);
> - hlist_bl_add_head(&dentry->d_hash, &dentry->d_sb->s_anon);
> - hlist_bl_unlock(&dentry->d_sb->s_anon);
> + if (!disconnected) {
> - hlist_bl_lock(&tmp->d_sb->s_roots);
> - hlist_bl_add_head(&tmp->d_hash, &tmp->d_sb->s_roots);
> - hlist_bl_unlock(&tmp->d_sb->s_roots);
> ++ hlist_bl_lock(&dentry->d_sb->s_roots);
> ++ hlist_bl_add_head(&dentry->d_hash, &tmp->d_sb->s_roots);
> ++ hlist_bl_unlock(&dentry->d_sb->s_roots);
> + }
> - spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
> + spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
> spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
>
> - return tmp;
> + return dentry;
>
> out_iput:
> iput(inode);
This is now a conflict between the overlayfs tree and Linus' tree.
--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell
