linux.git/Documentation/filesystems/porting, branch v4.13.7

Documentation/filesystems: fix documentation for ->getattr()

2017-04-03T05:05:56+00:00

Following the recent merge of statx, correct the documented prototype
for the ->getattr() inode operation, and add an entry to the porting
file.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers 
Signed-off-by: David Howells 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

vfs: default to generic_readlink()

2016-12-09T15:45:04+00:00

If i_op->readlink is NULL, but i_op->get_link is set then vfs_readlink()
defaults to calling generic_readlink().

The IOP_DEFAULT_READLINK flag indicates that the above conditions are met
and the default action can be taken.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

2016-10-11T03:16:43+00:00

Pull more vfs updates from Al Viro:
 ">rename2() work from Miklos + current_time() from Deepa"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  fs: Replace current_fs_time() with current_time()
  fs: Replace CURRENT_TIME_SEC with current_time() for inode timestamps
  fs: Replace CURRENT_TIME with current_time() for inode timestamps
  fs: proc: Delete inode time initializations in proc_alloc_inode()
  vfs: Add current_time() api
  vfs: add note about i_op->rename changes to porting
  fs: rename "rename2" i_op to "rename"
  vfs: remove unused i_op->rename
  fs: make remaining filesystems use .rename2
  libfs: support RENAME_NOREPLACE in simple_rename()
  fs: support RENAME_NOREPLACE for local filesystems
  ncpfs: fix unused variable warning

vfs: add note about i_op->rename changes to porting

2016-09-27T09:03:58+00:00

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi

fs: Give dentry to inode_change_ok() instead of inode

2016-09-22T08:56:19+00:00

inode_change_ok() will be resposible for clearing capabilities and IMA
extended attributes and as such will need dentry. Give it as an argument
to inode_change_ok() instead of an inode. Also rename inode_change_ok()
to setattr_prepare() to better relect that it does also some
modifications in addition to checks.

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig 
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara

get rid of 'parent' argument of ->d_compare()

2016-07-31T20:37:25+00:00

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

switch ->setxattr() to passing dentry and inode separately

2016-05-28T00:09:16+00:00

smack ->d_instantiate() uses ->setxattr(), so to be able to call it before
we'd hashed the new dentry and attached it to inode, we need ->setxattr()
instances getting the inode as an explicit argument rather than obtaining
it from dentry.

Similar change for ->getxattr() had been done in commit ce23e64.  Unlike
->getxattr() (which is used by both selinux and smack instances of
->d_instantiate()) ->setxattr() is used only by smack one and unfortunately
it got missed back then.

Reported-by: Seung-Woo Kim 
Tested-by: Casey Schaufler 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

lookup_open(): lock the parent shared unless O_CREAT is given

2016-05-02T23:51:17+00:00

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

introduce a parallel variant of ->iterate()

2016-05-02T23:49:29+00:00

New method: ->iterate_shared().  Same arguments as in ->iterate(),
called with the directory locked only shared.  Once all filesystems
switch, the old one will be gone.

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

parallel lookups: actual switch to rwsem

2016-05-02T23:49:28+00:00

ta-da!

The main issue is the lack of down_write_killable(), so the places
like readdir.c switched to plain inode_lock(); once killable
variants of rwsem primitives appear, that'll be dealt with.

lockdep side also might need more work

Signed-off-by: Al Viro