1 files changed, 49 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index cdfd996ca6ef..ae59f5a6c5c1 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -350,28 +350,40 @@ int seq_printf(struct seq_file *m, const char *f, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_printf);
 
+static char *mangle_path(char *s, char *p, char *esc)
+{
+        while (s <= p) {
+                char c = *p++;
+                if (!c) {
+                        return s;
+                } else if (!strchr(esc, c)) {
+                        *s++ = c;
+                } else if (s + 4 > p) {
+                        break;
+                } else {
+                        *s++ = '\\';
+                        *s++ = '0' + ((c & 0300) >> 6);
+                        *s++ = '0' + ((c & 070) >> 3);
+                        *s++ = '0' + (c & 07);
+                }
+        }
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * return the absolute path of 'dentry' residing in mount 'mnt'.
+ */
 int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 {
         if (m->count < m->size) {
                 char *s = m->buf + m->count;
                 char *p = d_path(path, s, m->size - m->count);
                 if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
-                        while (s <= p) {
-                                char c = *p++;
-                                if (!c) {
-                                        p = m->buf + m->count;
-                                        m->count = s - m->buf;
-                                        return s - p;
-                                } else if (!strchr(esc, c)) {
-                                        *s++ = c;
-                                } else if (s + 4 > p) {
-                                        break;
-                                } else {
-                                        *s++ = '\\';
-                                        *s++ = '0' + ((c & 0300) >> 6);
-                                        *s++ = '0' + ((c & 070) >> 3);
-                                        *s++ = '0' + (c & 07);
-                                }
+                        s = mangle_path(s, p, esc);
+                        if (s) {
+                                p = m->buf + m->count;
+                                m->count = s - m->buf;
+                                return s - p;
                         }
                 }
         }
@@ -380,6 +392,27 @@ int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_path);
 
+/*
+ * returns the path of the 'dentry' from the root of its filesystem.
+ */
+int seq_dentry(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *dentry, char *esc)
+{
+        if (m->count < m->size) {
+                char *s = m->buf + m->count;
+                char *p = dentry_path(dentry, s, m->size - m->count);
+                if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
+                        s = mangle_path(s, p, esc);
+                        if (s) {
+                                p = m->buf + m->count;
+                                m->count = s - m->buf;
+                                return s - p;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+        m->count = m->size;
+        return -1;
+}
+
 static void *single_start(struct seq_file *p, loff_t *pos)
 {
         return NULL + (*pos == 0);