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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/anon_inodes.c')
-rw-r--r-- | fs/anon_inodes.c | 68 |
1 files changed, 51 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c index 47d4a01c5393..d11c51fc2a3f 100644 --- a/fs/anon_inodes.c +++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c @@ -77,28 +77,24 @@ static const struct address_space_operations anon_aops = { * * Creates a new file by hooking it on a single inode. This is useful for files * that do not need to have a full-fledged inode in order to operate correctly. - * All the files created with anon_inode_getfd() will share a single inode, + * All the files created with anon_inode_getfile() will share a single inode, * hence saving memory and avoiding code duplication for the file/inode/dentry - * setup. Returns new descriptor or -error. + * setup. Returns the newly created file* or an error pointer. */ -int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops, - void *priv, int flags) +struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name, + const struct file_operations *fops, + void *priv, int flags) { struct qstr this; struct dentry *dentry; struct file *file; - int error, fd; + int error; if (IS_ERR(anon_inode_inode)) - return -ENODEV; + return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner)) - return -ENOENT; - - error = get_unused_fd_flags(flags); - if (error < 0) - goto err_module; - fd = error; + return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT); /* * Link the inode to a directory entry by creating a unique name @@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops, this.hash = 0; dentry = d_alloc(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this); if (!dentry) - goto err_put_unused_fd; + goto err_module; /* * We know the anon_inode inode count is always greater than zero, @@ -136,16 +132,54 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops, file->f_version = 0; file->private_data = priv; + return file; + +err_dput: + dput(dentry); +err_module: + module_put(fops->owner); + return ERR_PTR(error); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile); + +/** + * anon_inode_getfd - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an + * anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class" + * of the file + * + * @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file + * @fops: [in] file operations for the new file + * @priv: [in] private data for the new file (will be file's private_data) + * @flags: [in] flags + * + * Creates a new file by hooking it on a single inode. This is useful for files + * that do not need to have a full-fledged inode in order to operate correctly. + * All the files created with anon_inode_getfd() will share a single inode, + * hence saving memory and avoiding code duplication for the file/inode/dentry + * setup. Returns new descriptor or an error code. + */ +int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops, + void *priv, int flags) +{ + int error, fd; + struct file *file; + + error = get_unused_fd_flags(flags); + if (error < 0) + return error; + fd = error; + + file = anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags); + if (IS_ERR(file)) { + error = PTR_ERR(file); + goto err_put_unused_fd; + } fd_install(fd, file); return fd; -err_dput: - dput(dentry); err_put_unused_fd: put_unused_fd(fd); -err_module: - module_put(fops->owner); return error; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd); |