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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/jffs2/symlink.c')
-rw-r--r-- | fs/jffs2/symlink.c | 26 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions
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 @@ | |||
7 | * | 7 | * |
8 | * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory. | 8 | * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory. |
9 | * | 9 | * |
10 | * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.16 2005/03/01 10:50:48 dedekind Exp $ | 10 | * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.18 2005/11/06 11:03:27 gleixner Exp $ |
11 | * | 11 | * |
12 | */ | 12 | */ |
13 | 13 | ||
@@ -30,35 +30,33 @@ struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations = | |||
30 | static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd) | 30 | static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd) |
31 | { | 31 | { |
32 | struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode); | 32 | struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode); |
33 | char *p = (char *)f->dents; | 33 | char *p = (char *)f->target; |
34 | 34 | ||
35 | /* | 35 | /* |
36 | * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we | 36 | * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we |
37 | * use is f->dents which in case of the symlink inode points to the | 37 | * use is f->target. |
38 | * symlink's target path. | ||
39 | * | 38 | * |
40 | * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->dents has | 39 | * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->target has |
41 | * to point to the target path. | 40 | * to point to the target path. |
42 | * 2. Nobody uses f->dents (if the inode is symlink's inode). The | 41 | * 2. Nobody uses f->target (if the inode is symlink's inode). The |
43 | * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->dents. But | 42 | * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->target. But |
44 | * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has | 43 | * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has |
45 | * stopped using our f->dents string which we provide by means of | 44 | * stopped using our f->target string which we provide by means of |
46 | * nd_set_link() call. | 45 | * nd_set_link() call. |
47 | */ | 46 | */ |
48 | 47 | ||
49 | if (!p) { | 48 | if (!p) { |
50 | printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n"); | 49 | printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n"); |
51 | p = ERR_PTR(-EIO); | 50 | p = ERR_PTR(-EIO); |
52 | } else { | ||
53 | D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->dents)); | ||
54 | } | 51 | } |
52 | D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->target)); | ||
55 | 53 | ||
56 | nd_set_link(nd, p); | 54 | nd_set_link(nd, p); |
57 | 55 | ||
58 | /* | 56 | /* |
59 | * We unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->dents string. This is safe | 57 | * We will unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->target string. This is safe |
60 | * since the only way that may cause f->dents to be changed is iput() operation. | 58 | * since the only way that may cause f->target to be changed is iput() operation. |
61 | * But VFS will not use f->dents after iput() has been called. | 59 | * But VFS will not use f->target after iput() has been called. |
62 | */ | 60 | */ |
63 | return NULL; | 61 | return NULL; |
64 | } | 62 | } |