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-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/Exporting115
-rw-r--r--fs/exportfs/expfs.c41
-rw-r--r--include/linux/exportfs.h26
3 files changed, 70 insertions, 112 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Exporting b/Documentation/filesystems/Exporting
index 31047e0fe14b..87019d2b5981 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Exporting
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Exporting
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
2Making Filesystems Exportable 2Making Filesystems Exportable
3============================= 3=============================
4 4
5Most filesystem operations require a dentry (or two) as a starting 5Overview
6--------
7
8All filesystem operations require a dentry (or two) as a starting
6point. Local applications have a reference-counted hold on suitable 9point. Local applications have a reference-counted hold on suitable
7dentrys via open file descriptors or cwd/root. However remote 10dentries via open file descriptors or cwd/root. However remote
8applications that access a filesystem via a remote filesystem protocol 11applications that access a filesystem via a remote filesystem protocol
9such as NFS may not be able to hold such a reference, and so need a 12such as NFS may not be able to hold such a reference, and so need a
10different way to refer to a particular dentry. As the alternative 13different way to refer to a particular dentry. As the alternative
@@ -13,14 +16,14 @@ server-reboot (among other things, though these tend to be the most
13problematic), there is no simple answer like 'filename'. 16problematic), there is no simple answer like 'filename'.
14 17
15The mechanism discussed here allows each filesystem implementation to 18The mechanism discussed here allows each filesystem implementation to
16specify how to generate an opaque (out side of the filesystem) byte 19specify how to generate an opaque (outside of the filesystem) byte
17string for any dentry, and how to find an appropriate dentry for any 20string for any dentry, and how to find an appropriate dentry for any
18given opaque byte string. 21given opaque byte string.
19This byte string will be called a "filehandle fragment" as it 22This byte string will be called a "filehandle fragment" as it
20corresponds to part of an NFS filehandle. 23corresponds to part of an NFS filehandle.
21 24
22A filesystem which supports the mapping between filehandle fragments 25A filesystem which supports the mapping between filehandle fragments
23and dentrys will be termed "exportable". 26and dentries will be termed "exportable".
24 27
25 28
26 29
@@ -89,11 +92,9 @@ For a filesystem to be exportable it must:
89 1/ provide the filehandle fragment routines described below. 92 1/ provide the filehandle fragment routines described below.
90 2/ make sure that d_splice_alias is used rather than d_add 93 2/ make sure that d_splice_alias is used rather than d_add
91 when ->lookup finds an inode for a given parent and name. 94 when ->lookup finds an inode for a given parent and name.
92 Typically the ->lookup routine will end: 95 Typically the ->lookup routine will end with a:
93 if (inode) 96
94 return d_splice(inode, dentry); 97 return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
95 d_add(dentry, inode);
96 return NULL;
97 } 98 }
98 99
99 100
@@ -101,67 +102,39 @@ For a filesystem to be exportable it must:
101 A file system implementation declares that instances of the filesystem 102 A file system implementation declares that instances of the filesystem
102are exportable by setting the s_export_op field in the struct 103are exportable by setting the s_export_op field in the struct
103super_block. This field must point to a "struct export_operations" 104super_block. This field must point to a "struct export_operations"
104struct which could potentially be full of NULLs, though normally at 105struct which has the following members:
105least get_parent will be set. 106
106 107 encode_fh (optional)
107 The primary operations are decode_fh and encode_fh. 108 Takes a dentry and creates a filehandle fragment which can later be used
108decode_fh takes a filehandle fragment and tries to find or create a 109 to find or create a dentry for the same object. The default
109dentry for the object referred to by the filehandle. 110 implementation creates a filehandle fragment that encodes a 32bit inode
110encode_fh takes a dentry and creates a filehandle fragment which can 111 and generation number for the inode encoded, and if necessary the
111later be used to find/create a dentry for the same object. 112 same information for the parent.
112 113
113decode_fh will probably make use of "find_exported_dentry". 114 fh_to_dentry (mandatory)
114This function lives in the "exportfs" module which a filesystem does 115 Given a filehandle fragment, this should find the implied object and
115not need unless it is being exported. So rather that calling 116 create a dentry for it (possibly with d_alloc_anon).
116find_exported_dentry directly, each filesystem should call it through 117
117the find_exported_dentry pointer in it's export_operations table. 118 fh_to_parent (optional but strongly recommended)
118This field is set correctly by the exporting agent (e.g. nfsd) when a 119 Given a filehandle fragment, this should find the parent of the
119filesystem is exported, and before any export operations are called. 120 implied object and create a dentry for it (possibly with d_alloc_anon).
120 121 May fail if the filehandle fragment is too small.
121find_exported_dentry needs three support functions from the 122
122filesystem: 123 get_parent (optional but strongly recommended)
123 get_name. When given a parent dentry and a child dentry, this 124 When given a dentry for a directory, this should return a dentry for
124 should find a name in the directory identified by the parent 125 the parent. Quite possibly the parent dentry will have been allocated
125 dentry, which leads to the object identified by the child dentry. 126 by d_alloc_anon. The default get_parent function just returns an error
126 If no get_name function is supplied, a default implementation is 127 so any filehandle lookup that requires finding a parent will fail.
127 provided which uses vfs_readdir to find potential names, and 128 ->lookup("..") is *not* used as a default as it can leave ".." entries
128 matches inode numbers to find the correct match. 129 in the dcache which are too messy to work with.
129 130
130 get_parent. When given a dentry for a directory, this should return 131 get_name (optional)
131 a dentry for the parent. Quite possibly the parent dentry will 132 When given a parent dentry and a child dentry, this should find a name
132 have been allocated by d_alloc_anon. 133 in the directory identified by the parent dentry, which leads to the
133 The default get_parent function just returns an error so any 134 object identified by the child dentry. If no get_name function is
134 filehandle lookup that requires finding a parent will fail. 135 supplied, a default implementation is provided which uses vfs_readdir
135 ->lookup("..") is *not* used as a default as it can leave ".." 136 to find potential names, and matches inode numbers to find the correct
136 entries in the dcache which are too messy to work with. 137 match.
137
138 get_dentry. When given an opaque datum, this should find the
139 implied object and create a dentry for it (possibly with
140 d_alloc_anon).
141 The opaque datum is whatever is passed down by the decode_fh
142 function, and is often simply a fragment of the filehandle
143 fragment.
144 decode_fh passes two datums through find_exported_dentry. One that
145 should be used to identify the target object, and one that can be
146 used to identify the object's parent, should that be necessary.
147 The default get_dentry function assumes that the datum contains an
148 inode number and a generation number, and it attempts to get the
149 inode using "iget" and check it's validity by matching the
150 generation number. A filesystem should only depend on the default
151 if iget can safely be used this way.
152
153If decode_fh and/or encode_fh are left as NULL, then default
154implementations are used. These defaults are suitable for ext2 and
155extremely similar filesystems (like ext3).
156
157The default encode_fh creates a filehandle fragment from the inode
158number and generation number of the target together with the inode
159number and generation number of the parent (if the parent is
160required).
161
162The default decode_fh extract the target and parent datums from the
163filehandle assuming the format used by the default encode_fh and
164passed them to find_exported_dentry.
165 138
166 139
167A filehandle fragment consists of an array of 1 or more 4byte words, 140A filehandle fragment consists of an array of 1 or more 4byte words,
@@ -172,5 +145,3 @@ generated by encode_fh, in which case it will have been padded with
172nuls. Rather, the encode_fh routine should choose a "type" which 145nuls. Rather, the encode_fh routine should choose a "type" which
173indicates the decode_fh how much of the filehandle is valid, and how 146indicates the decode_fh how much of the filehandle is valid, and how
174it should be interpreted. 147it should be interpreted.
175
176
diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index 352465312398..109ab5e44eca 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
1 1/*
2 * Copyright (C) Neil Brown 2002
3 * Copyright (C) Christoph Hellwig 2007
4 *
5 * This file contains the code mapping from inodes to NFS file handles,
6 * and for mapping back from file handles to dentries.
7 *
8 * For details on why we do all the strange and hairy things in here
9 * take a look at Documentation/filesystems/Exporting.
10 */
2#include <linux/exportfs.h> 11#include <linux/exportfs.h>
3#include <linux/fs.h> 12#include <linux/fs.h>
4#include <linux/file.h> 13#include <linux/file.h>
@@ -9,19 +18,19 @@
9#define dprintk(fmt, args...) do{}while(0) 18#define dprintk(fmt, args...) do{}while(0)
10 19
11 20
12static int get_name(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, 21static int get_name(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
13 struct dentry *child); 22 struct dentry *child);
14 23
15 24
16static int exportfs_get_name(struct dentry *dir, char *name, 25static int exportfs_get_name(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dir,
17 struct dentry *child) 26 char *name, struct dentry *child)
18{ 27{
19 const struct export_operations *nop = dir->d_sb->s_export_op; 28 const struct export_operations *nop = dir->d_sb->s_export_op;
20 29
21 if (nop->get_name) 30 if (nop->get_name)
22 return nop->get_name(dir, name, child); 31 return nop->get_name(dir, name, child);
23 else 32 else
24 return get_name(dir, name, child); 33 return get_name(mnt, dir, name, child);
25} 34}
26 35
27/* 36/*
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ find_disconnected_root(struct dentry *dentry)
85 * It may already be, as the flag isn't always updated when connection happens. 94 * It may already be, as the flag isn't always updated when connection happens.
86 */ 95 */
87static int 96static int
88reconnect_path(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *target_dir) 97reconnect_path(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *target_dir)
89{ 98{
90 char nbuf[NAME_MAX+1]; 99 char nbuf[NAME_MAX+1];
91 int noprogress = 0; 100 int noprogress = 0;
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ reconnect_path(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *target_dir)
108 pd->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_DISCONNECTED; 117 pd->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
109 spin_unlock(&pd->d_lock); 118 spin_unlock(&pd->d_lock);
110 noprogress = 0; 119 noprogress = 0;
111 } else if (pd == sb->s_root) { 120 } else if (pd == mnt->mnt_sb->s_root) {
112 printk(KERN_ERR "export: Eeek filesystem root is not connected, impossible\n"); 121 printk(KERN_ERR "export: Eeek filesystem root is not connected, impossible\n");
113 spin_lock(&pd->d_lock); 122 spin_lock(&pd->d_lock);
114 pd->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_DISCONNECTED; 123 pd->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
@@ -134,8 +143,8 @@ reconnect_path(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *target_dir)
134 struct dentry *npd; 143 struct dentry *npd;
135 144
136 mutex_lock(&pd->d_inode->i_mutex); 145 mutex_lock(&pd->d_inode->i_mutex);
137 if (sb->s_export_op->get_parent) 146 if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_export_op->get_parent)
138 ppd = sb->s_export_op->get_parent(pd); 147 ppd = mnt->mnt_sb->s_export_op->get_parent(pd);
139 mutex_unlock(&pd->d_inode->i_mutex); 148 mutex_unlock(&pd->d_inode->i_mutex);
140 149
141 if (IS_ERR(ppd)) { 150 if (IS_ERR(ppd)) {
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ reconnect_path(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *target_dir)
148 157
149 dprintk("%s: find name of %lu in %lu\n", __FUNCTION__, 158 dprintk("%s: find name of %lu in %lu\n", __FUNCTION__,
150 pd->d_inode->i_ino, ppd->d_inode->i_ino); 159 pd->d_inode->i_ino, ppd->d_inode->i_ino);
151 err = exportfs_get_name(ppd, nbuf, pd); 160 err = exportfs_get_name(mnt, ppd, nbuf, pd);
152 if (err) { 161 if (err) {
153 dput(ppd); 162 dput(ppd);
154 dput(pd); 163 dput(pd);
@@ -238,8 +247,8 @@ static int filldir_one(void * __buf, const char * name, int len,
238 * calls readdir on the parent until it finds an entry with 247 * calls readdir on the parent until it finds an entry with
239 * the same inode number as the child, and returns that. 248 * the same inode number as the child, and returns that.
240 */ 249 */
241static int get_name(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, 250static int get_name(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
242 struct dentry *child) 251 char *name, struct dentry *child)
243{ 252{
244 struct inode *dir = dentry->d_inode; 253 struct inode *dir = dentry->d_inode;
245 int error; 254 int error;
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ static int get_name(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
255 /* 264 /*
256 * Open the directory ... 265 * Open the directory ...
257 */ 266 */
258 file = dentry_open(dget(dentry), NULL, O_RDONLY); 267 file = dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(mnt), O_RDONLY);
259 error = PTR_ERR(file); 268 error = PTR_ERR(file);
260 if (IS_ERR(file)) 269 if (IS_ERR(file))
261 goto out; 270 goto out;
@@ -372,7 +381,7 @@ struct dentry *exportfs_decode_fh(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct fid *fid,
372 * filesystem root. 381 * filesystem root.
373 */ 382 */
374 if (result->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED) { 383 if (result->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED) {
375 err = reconnect_path(mnt->mnt_sb, result); 384 err = reconnect_path(mnt, result);
376 if (err) 385 if (err)
377 goto err_result; 386 goto err_result;
378 } 387 }
@@ -424,7 +433,7 @@ struct dentry *exportfs_decode_fh(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct fid *fid,
424 * connected to the filesystem root. The VFS really doesn't 433 * connected to the filesystem root. The VFS really doesn't
425 * like disconnected directories.. 434 * like disconnected directories..
426 */ 435 */
427 err = reconnect_path(mnt->mnt_sb, target_dir); 436 err = reconnect_path(mnt, target_dir);
428 if (err) { 437 if (err) {
429 dput(target_dir); 438 dput(target_dir);
430 goto err_result; 439 goto err_result;
@@ -435,7 +444,7 @@ struct dentry *exportfs_decode_fh(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct fid *fid,
435 * dentry for the inode we're after, make sure that our 444 * dentry for the inode we're after, make sure that our
436 * inode is actually connected to the parent. 445 * inode is actually connected to the parent.
437 */ 446 */
438 err = exportfs_get_name(target_dir, nbuf, result); 447 err = exportfs_get_name(mnt, target_dir, nbuf, result);
439 if (!err) { 448 if (!err) {
440 mutex_lock(&target_dir->d_inode->i_mutex); 449 mutex_lock(&target_dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
441 nresult = lookup_one_len(nbuf, target_dir, 450 nresult = lookup_one_len(nbuf, target_dir,
diff --git a/include/linux/exportfs.h b/include/linux/exportfs.h
index 0b4a771b4903..51d214138814 100644
--- a/include/linux/exportfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/exportfs.h
@@ -55,30 +55,8 @@ struct fid {
55 * @get_parent: find the parent of a given directory 55 * @get_parent: find the parent of a given directory
56 * @get_dentry: find a dentry for the inode given a file handle sub-fragment 56 * @get_dentry: find a dentry for the inode given a file handle sub-fragment
57 * 57 *
58 * Description: 58 * See Documentation/filesystems/Exporting for details on how to use
59 * The export_operations structure provides a means for nfsd to communicate 59 * this interface correctly.
60 * with a particular exported file system - particularly enabling nfsd and
61 * the filesystem to co-operate when dealing with file handles.
62 *
63 * export_operations contains two basic operation for dealing with file
64 * handles, decode_fh() and encode_fh(), and allows for some other
65 * operations to be defined which standard helper routines use to get
66 * specific information from the filesystem.
67 *
68 * nfsd encodes information use to determine which filesystem a filehandle
69 * applies to in the initial part of the file handle. The remainder, termed
70 * a file handle fragment, is controlled completely by the filesystem. The
71 * standard helper routines assume that this fragment will contain one or
72 * two sub-fragments, one which identifies the file, and one which may be
73 * used to identify the (a) directory containing the file.
74 *
75 * In some situations, nfsd needs to get a dentry which is connected into a
76 * specific part of the file tree. To allow for this, it passes the
77 * function acceptable() together with a @context which can be used to see
78 * if the dentry is acceptable. As there can be multiple dentrys for a
79 * given file, the filesystem should check each one for acceptability before
80 * looking for the next. As soon as an acceptable one is found, it should
81 * be returned.
82 * 60 *
83 * encode_fh: 61 * encode_fh:
84 * @encode_fh should store in the file handle fragment @fh (using at most 62 * @encode_fh should store in the file handle fragment @fh (using at most