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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-11-13 01:34:18 -0500 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-11-13 01:34:18 -0500 |
commit | 9bc9ccd7db1c9f043f75380b5a5b94912046a60e (patch) | |
tree | dd0a1b3396ae9414f668b0110cc39d11268ad3ed /Documentation/filesystems/porting | |
parent | f0230294271f511b41797305b685365a9e569a09 (diff) | |
parent | bdd3536618443809d18868563eeafa63b9d29603 (diff) |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs
Pull vfs updates from Al Viro:
"All kinds of stuff this time around; some more notable parts:
- RCU'd vfsmounts handling
- new primitives for coredump handling
- files_lock is gone
- Bruce's delegations handling series
- exportfs fixes
plus misc stuff all over the place"
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (101 commits)
ecryptfs: ->f_op is never NULL
locks: break delegations on any attribute modification
locks: break delegations on link
locks: break delegations on rename
locks: helper functions for delegation breaking
locks: break delegations on unlink
namei: minor vfs_unlink cleanup
locks: implement delegations
locks: introduce new FL_DELEG lock flag
vfs: take i_mutex on renamed file
vfs: rename I_MUTEX_QUOTA now that it's not used for quotas
vfs: don't use PARENT/CHILD lock classes for non-directories
vfs: pull ext4's double-i_mutex-locking into common code
exportfs: fix quadratic behavior in filehandle lookup
exportfs: better variable name
exportfs: move most of reconnect_path to helper function
exportfs: eliminate unused "noprogress" counter
exportfs: stop retrying once we race with rename/remove
exportfs: clear DISCONNECTED on all parents sooner
exportfs: more detailed comment for path_reconnect
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting b/Documentation/filesystems/porting index f0890581f7f6..fe2b7ae6f962 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting | |||
@@ -455,3 +455,11 @@ in your dentry operations instead. | |||
455 | vfs_follow_link has been removed. Filesystems must use nd_set_link | 455 | vfs_follow_link has been removed. Filesystems must use nd_set_link |
456 | from ->follow_link for normal symlinks, or nd_jump_link for magic | 456 | from ->follow_link for normal symlinks, or nd_jump_link for magic |
457 | /proc/<pid> style links. | 457 | /proc/<pid> style links. |
458 | -- | ||
459 | [mandatory] | ||
460 | iget5_locked()/ilookup5()/ilookup5_nowait() test() callback used to be | ||
461 | called with both ->i_lock and inode_hash_lock held; the former is *not* | ||
462 | taken anymore, so verify that your callbacks do not rely on it (none | ||
463 | of the in-tree instances did). inode_hash_lock is still held, | ||
464 | of course, so they are still serialized wrt removal from inode hash, | ||
465 | as well as wrt set() callback of iget5_locked(). | ||