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-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/Locking8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt6
2 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index bbcc15651a2..2db4283efa8 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ prototypes:
374 ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t); 374 ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
375 int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t); 375 int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
376 unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *); 376 unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
377 int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int,
378 unsigned long);
379 long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long); 377 long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
380 long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long); 378 long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
381 int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *); 379 int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
@@ -409,8 +407,7 @@ write: no
409aio_write: no 407aio_write: no
410readdir: no 408readdir: no
411poll: no 409poll: no
412ioctl: yes (see below) 410unlocked_ioctl: no
413unlocked_ioctl: no (see below)
414compat_ioctl: no 411compat_ioctl: no
415mmap: no 412mmap: no
416open: no 413open: no
@@ -453,9 +450,6 @@ move ->readdir() to inode_operations and use a separate method for directory
453anything that resembles union-mount we won't have a struct file for all 450anything that resembles union-mount we won't have a struct file for all
454components. And there are other reasons why the current interface is a mess... 451components. And there are other reasons why the current interface is a mess...
455 452
456->ioctl() on regular files is superceded by the ->unlocked_ioctl() that
457doesn't take the BKL.
458
459->read on directories probably must go away - we should just enforce -EISDIR 453->read on directories probably must go away - we should just enforce -EISDIR
460in sys_read() and friends. 454in sys_read() and friends.
461 455
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index 94677e7dcb1..ed7e5efc06d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ struct file_operations {
727 ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t); 727 ssize_t (*aio_write) (struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
728 int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t); 728 int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
729 unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *); 729 unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
730 int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
731 long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long); 730 long (*unlocked_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
732 long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long); 731 long (*compat_ioctl) (struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
733 int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *); 732 int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
@@ -768,10 +767,7 @@ otherwise noted.
768 activity on this file and (optionally) go to sleep until there 767 activity on this file and (optionally) go to sleep until there
769 is activity. Called by the select(2) and poll(2) system calls 768 is activity. Called by the select(2) and poll(2) system calls
770 769
771 ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call 770 unlocked_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call.
772
773 unlocked_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call. Filesystems that do not
774 require the BKL should use this method instead of the ioctl() above.
775 771
776 compat_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call when 32 bit system calls 772 compat_ioctl: called by the ioctl(2) system call when 32 bit system calls
777 are used on 64 bit kernels. 773 are used on 64 bit kernels.