1. 17 Mar, 2011 3 commits
  2. 16 Mar, 2011 28 commits
  3. 15 Mar, 2011 9 commits
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6 · 422e6c4b
      Linus Torvalds authored
      * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (57 commits)
        tidy the trailing symlinks traversal up
        Turn resolution of trailing symlinks iterative everywhere
        simplify link_path_walk() tail
        Make trailing symlink resolution in path_lookupat() iterative
        update nd->inode in __do_follow_link() instead of after do_follow_link()
        pull handling of one pathname component into a helper
        fs: allow AT_EMPTY_PATH in linkat(), limit that to CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH
        Allow passing O_PATH descriptors via SCM_RIGHTS datagrams
        readlinkat(), fchownat() and fstatat() with empty relative pathnames
        Allow O_PATH for symlinks
        New kind of open files - "location only".
        ext4: Copy fs UUID to superblock
        ext3: Copy fs UUID to superblock.
        vfs: Export file system uuid via /proc/<pid>/mountinfo
        unistd.h: Add new syscalls numbers to asm-generic
        x86: Add new syscalls for x86_64
        x86: Add new syscalls for x86_32
        fs: Remove i_nlink check from file system link callback
        fs: Don't allow to create hardlink for deleted file
        vfs: Add open by file handle support
        ...
      422e6c4b
    • Trond Myklebust's avatar
      VFS: Fix the nfs sillyrename regression in kernel 2.6.38 · c83ce989
      Trond Myklebust authored
      The new vfs locking scheme introduced in 2.6.38 breaks NFS sillyrename
      because the latter relies on being able to determine the parent
      directory of the dentry in the ->iput() callback in order to send the
      appropriate unlink rpc call.
      
      Looking at the code that cares about races with dput(), there doesn't
      seem to be anything that specifically uses d_parent as a test for
      whether or not there is a race:
        - __d_lookup_rcu(), __d_lookup() all test for d_hashed() after d_parent
        - shrink_dcache_for_umount() is safe since nothing else can rearrange
          the dentries in that super block.
        - have_submount(), select_parent() and d_genocide() can test for a
          deletion if we set the DCACHE_DISCONNECTED flag when the dentry
          is removed from the parent's d_subdirs list.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarTrond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
      Cc: stable@kernel.org (2.6.38, needs commit c826cb7d "dcache.c:
      	create helper function for duplicated functionality" )
      Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
      c83ce989
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      dcache.c: create helper function for duplicated functionality · c826cb7d
      Linus Torvalds authored
      This creates a helper function for he "try to ascend into the parent
      directory" case, which was written out in triplicate before.  With all
      the locking and subtle sequence number stuff, we really don't want to
      duplicate that kind of code.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
      c826cb7d
    • Al Viro's avatar
      tidy the trailing symlinks traversal up · 574197e0
      Al Viro authored
      * pull the handling of current->total_link_count into
      __do_follow_link()
      * put the common "do ->put_link() if needed and path_put() the link"
        stuff into a helper (put_link(nd, link, cookie))
      * rename __do_follow_link() to follow_link(), while we are at it
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      574197e0
    • Al Viro's avatar
      Turn resolution of trailing symlinks iterative everywhere · b356379a
      Al Viro authored
      The last remaining place (resolution of nested symlink) converted
      to the loop of the same kind we have in path_lookupat() and
      path_openat().
      
      Note that we still *do* have a recursion in pathname resolution;
      can't avoid it, really.  However, it's strictly for nested symlinks
      now - i.e. ones in the middle of a pathname.
      
      link_path_walk() has lost the tail now - it always walks everything
      except the last component.
      
      do_follow_link() renamed to nested_symlink() and moved down.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      b356379a
    • Al Viro's avatar
      simplify link_path_walk() tail · ce052544
      Al Viro authored
      Now that link_path_walk() is called without LOOKUP_PARENT
      only from do_follow_link(), we can simplify the checks in
      last component handling.  First of all, checking if we'd
      arrived to a directory is not needed - the caller will check
      it anyway.  And LOOKUP_FOLLOW is guaranteed to be there,
      since we only get to that place with nd->depth > 0.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      ce052544
    • Al Viro's avatar
      Make trailing symlink resolution in path_lookupat() iterative · bd92d7fe
      Al Viro authored
      Now the only caller of link_path_walk() that does *not* pass
      LOOKUP_PARENT is do_follow_link()
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      bd92d7fe
    • Al Viro's avatar
      update nd->inode in __do_follow_link() instead of after do_follow_link() · b21041d0
      Al Viro authored
      ... and note that we only need to do it for LAST_BIND symlinks
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      b21041d0
    • Al Viro's avatar
      pull handling of one pathname component into a helper · ce57dfc1
      Al Viro authored
      new helper: walk_component().  Handles everything except symlinks;
      returns negative on error, 0 on success and 1 on symlinks we decided
      to follow.  Drops out of RCU mode on such symlinks.
      
      link_path_walk() and do_last() switched to using that.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
      ce57dfc1