[PATCH 08/13] Introduce path_get()
From: Jan Blunck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This introduces the symmetric function to path_put() for getting a reference
to the dentry and vfsmount of a struct path in the right order.
Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Bharata B Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
fs/namei.c| 17 +++--
fs/unionfs/super.c|2 +-
include/linux/namei.h |6 --
include/linux/path.h |1 +
4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -363,6 +363,19 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file
}
/**
+ * path_get - get a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to get the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
+ */
+void path_get(struct path *path)
+{
+ mntget(path->mnt);
+ dget(path->dentry);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get);
+
+/**
* path_put - put a reference to a path
* @path: path to put the reference to
*
@@ -1161,8 +1174,8 @@ static int fastcall do_path_lookup(int d
if (retval)
goto fput_fail;
- nd->path.mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt);
- nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
+ nd->path = file->f_path;
+ path_get(>f_path);
fput_light(file, fput_needed);
}
--- a/fs/unionfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/unionfs/super.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int unionfs_remount_fs(struct sup
memcpy(tmp_lower_paths, UNIONFS_D(sb->s_root)->lower_paths,
cur_branches * sizeof(struct path));
for (i = 0; i < cur_branches; i++)
- pathget(_lower_paths[i]); /* drop refs at end of fxn */
+ path_get(_lower_paths[i]); /* drop refs at end of fxn */
/***
* For each branch command, do path_lookup on the requested branch,
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -94,10 +94,4 @@ static inline char *nd_get_link(struct n
return nd->saved_names[nd->depth];
}
-static inline void pathget(struct path *path)
-{
- mntget(path->mnt);
- dget(path->dentry);
-}
-
#endif /* _LINUX_NAMEI_H */
--- a/include/linux/path.h
+++ b/include/linux/path.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct path {
struct dentry *dentry;
};
+extern void path_get(struct path *);
extern void path_put(struct path *);
#endif /* _LINUX_PATH_H */
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[PATCH 08/13] Introduce path_get()
From: Jan Blunck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This introduces the symmetric function to path_put() for getting a reference
to the dentry and vfsmount of a struct path in the right order.
Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Signed-off-by: Bharata B Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig [EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
fs/namei.c| 17 +++--
fs/unionfs/super.c|2 +-
include/linux/namei.h |6 --
include/linux/path.h |1 +
4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -363,6 +363,19 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file
}
/**
+ * path_get - get a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to get the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
+ */
+void path_get(struct path *path)
+{
+ mntget(path-mnt);
+ dget(path-dentry);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get);
+
+/**
* path_put - put a reference to a path
* @path: path to put the reference to
*
@@ -1161,8 +1174,8 @@ static int fastcall do_path_lookup(int d
if (retval)
goto fput_fail;
- nd-path.mnt = mntget(file-f_path.mnt);
- nd-path.dentry = dget(dentry);
+ nd-path = file-f_path;
+ path_get(file-f_path);
fput_light(file, fput_needed);
}
--- a/fs/unionfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/unionfs/super.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int unionfs_remount_fs(struct sup
memcpy(tmp_lower_paths, UNIONFS_D(sb-s_root)-lower_paths,
cur_branches * sizeof(struct path));
for (i = 0; i cur_branches; i++)
- pathget(tmp_lower_paths[i]); /* drop refs at end of fxn */
+ path_get(tmp_lower_paths[i]); /* drop refs at end of fxn */
/***
* For each branch command, do path_lookup on the requested branch,
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -94,10 +94,4 @@ static inline char *nd_get_link(struct n
return nd-saved_names[nd-depth];
}
-static inline void pathget(struct path *path)
-{
- mntget(path-mnt);
- dget(path-dentry);
-}
-
#endif /* _LINUX_NAMEI_H */
--- a/include/linux/path.h
+++ b/include/linux/path.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct path {
struct dentry *dentry;
};
+extern void path_get(struct path *);
extern void path_put(struct path *);
#endif /* _LINUX_PATH_H */
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