5 files changed, 44 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index 3ca0d25eef1d..5738df223775 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: dir.c,v 1.86 2005/07/06 12:13:09 dwmw2 Exp $
+ * $Id: dir.c,v 1.87 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, const char
                 return PTR_ERR(fn);
         }
 
-        /* We use f->dents field to store the target path. */
-        f->dents = kmalloc(targetlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!f->dents) {
+        /* We use f->target field to store the target path. */
+        f->target = kmalloc(targetlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!f->target) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't allocate %d bytes of memory\n", targetlen + 1);
                 up(&f->sem);
                 jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, const char
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        memcpy(f->dents, target, targetlen + 1);
-        D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_symlink: symlink's target '%s' cached\n", (char *)f->dents));
+        memcpy(f->target, target, targetlen + 1);
+        D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_symlink: symlink's target '%s' cached\n", (char *)f->target));
 
         /* No data here. Only a metadata node, which will be 
            obsoleted by the first data write
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
index d900c8929b09..0fc952eaf8c8 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: os-linux.h,v 1.58 2005/07/12 02:34:35 tpoynor Exp $
+ * $Id: os-linux.h,v 1.59 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static inline void jffs2_init_inode_info(struct jffs2_inode_info *f)
         f->fragtree = RB_ROOT;
         f->metadata = NULL;
         f->dents = NULL;
+        f->target = NULL;
         f->flags = 0;
         f->usercompr = 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index cf39bcf3e3cf..49da1a6cfc81 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: readinode.c,v 1.126 2005/07/17 06:56:21 dedekind Exp $
+ * $Id: readinode.c,v 1.127 2005/07/17 11:13:46 dedekind Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -547,11 +547,10 @@ static int jffs2_do_read_inode_internal(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 
                 if (f->inocache->state != INO_STATE_CHECKING) {
                         /* Symlink's inode data is the target path. Read it and
-                         * keep in RAM to facilitate quick follow symlink operation.
-                         * We use f->dents field to store the target path, which
-                         * is somewhat ugly. */
-                        f->dents = kmalloc(je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-                        if (!f->dents) {
+                         * keep in RAM to facilitate quick follow symlink
+                         * operation. */
+                        f->target = kmalloc(je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+                        if (!f->target) {
                                 printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't allocate %d bytes of memory "
                                                 "for the symlink target path cache\n",
                                                 je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize));
@@ -561,21 +560,21 @@ static int jffs2_do_read_inode_internal(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
                         }
                         
                         ret = jffs2_flash_read(c, ref_offset(fn->raw) + sizeof(*latest_node),
-                                                je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize), &retlen, (char *)f->dents);
+                                                je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize), &retlen, (char *)f->target);
                         
                         if (ret  || retlen != je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)) {
                                 if (retlen != je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize))
                                         ret = -EIO;
-                                kfree(f->dents);
-                                f->dents = NULL;
+                                kfree(f->target);
+                                f->target = NULL;
                                 up(&f->sem);
                                 jffs2_do_clear_inode(c, f);
                                 return -ret;
                         }
 
-                        ((char *)f->dents)[je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)] = '\0';
+                        f->target[je32_to_cpu(latest_node->csize)] = '\0';
                         D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_do_read_inode(): symlink's target '%s' cached\n",
-                                                (char *)f->dents));
+                                                f->target));
                 }
                 
                 /* fall through... */
@@ -638,20 +637,16 @@ void jffs2_do_clear_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_info *f)
 
         jffs2_kill_fragtree(&f->fragtree, deleted?c:NULL);
 
-        /* For symlink inodes we us f->dents to store the target path name */
-        if (S_ISLNK(OFNI_EDONI_2SFFJ(f)->i_mode)) {
-                if (f->dents) {
-                        kfree(f->dents);
-                        f->dents = NULL;
-                }
-        } else {
-                fds = f->dents;
-
-                while(fds) {
-                        fd = fds;
-                        fds = fd->next;
-                        jffs2_free_full_dirent(fd);
-                }
+        if (f->target) {
+                kfree(f->target);
+                f->target = NULL;
+        }
+        
+        fds = f->dents;
+        while(fds) {
+                fd = fds;
+                fds = fd->next;
+                jffs2_free_full_dirent(fd);
         }
 
         if (f->inocache && f->inocache->state != INO_STATE_CHECKING) {
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
index 82ef484f5e12..6fd5ee4f90b7 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/symlink.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
  *
- * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.16 2005/03/01 10:50:48 dedekind Exp $
+ * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.18 2005/11/06 11:03:27 gleixner Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -30,35 +30,33 @@ struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
 static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode);
-        char *p = (char *)f->dents;
-        
+        char *p = (char *)f->target;
+
         /*
          * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we
-         * use is f->dents which in case of the symlink inode points to the
-         * symlink's target path.
+         * use is f->target.
          *
-         * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->dents has
+         * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->target has
          * to point to the target path.
-         * 2. Nobody uses f->dents (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
-         * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->dents. But
+         * 2. Nobody uses f->target (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
+         * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->target. But
          * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has
-         * stopped using our f->dents string which we provide by means of
+         * stopped using our f->target string which we provide by means of
          * nd_set_link() call.
          */
         
         if (!p) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n");
                 p = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-        } else {
-                D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->dents));
         }
+        D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->target));
 
         nd_set_link(nd, p);
         
         /*
-         * We unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->dents string. This is safe
-         * since the only way that may cause f->dents to be changed is iput() operation.
-         * But VFS will not use f->dents after iput() has been called.
+         * We will unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->target string. This is safe
+         * since the only way that may cause f->target to be changed is iput() operation.
+         * But VFS will not use f->target after iput() has been called.
          */
         return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
index 6dbb1cce6646..a5db884ec607 100644
--- a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: jffs2_fs_i.h,v 1.17 2004/11/11 23:51:27 dwmw2 Exp $ */
+/* $Id: jffs2_fs_i.h,v 1.18 2005/07/17 11:13:48 dedekind Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef _JFFS2_FS_I
 #define _JFFS2_FS_I
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct jffs2_inode_info {
         /* Directory entries */
         struct jffs2_full_dirent *dents;
 
+        /* The target path if this is the inode of a symlink */
+        unsigned char *target;
+
         /* Some stuff we just have to keep in-core at all times, for each inode. */
         struct jffs2_inode_cache *inocache;