Re: [PATCH v6 00/15] Create and use APIs to centralise locking for directory ops.

[Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:18:23 +1100, NeilBrown wrote:
> Following is a new version of this series:
>  - fixed a bug found by syzbot
>  - cleanup suggested by Stephen Smalley
>  - added patch for missing updates in smb/server - thanks Jeff Layton
>  - various s-o-b
> 
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs-6.19.directory.locking branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-6.19.directory.locking branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs-6.19.directory.locking

[01/15] debugfs: rename end_creating() to debugfs_end_creating()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/8b45b9a88233
[02/15] VFS: introduce start_dirop() and end_dirop()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/4037d966f034
[03/15] VFS: tidy up do_unlinkat()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/3661a7887462
[04/15] VFS/nfsd/cachefiles/ovl: add start_creating() and end_creating()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/7ab96df840e6
[05/15] VFS/nfsd/cachefiles/ovl: introduce start_removing() and end_removing()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/bd6ede8a06e8
[06/15] VFS: introduce start_creating_noperm() and start_removing_noperm()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/c9ba789dad15
[07/15] smb/server: use end_removing_noperm for for target of smb2_create_link()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/1ead2213dd7d
[08/15] VFS: introduce start_removing_dentry()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/7bb1eb45e43c
[09/15] VFS: add start_creating_killable() and start_removing_killable()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/ff7c4ea11a05
[10/15] VFS/nfsd/ovl: introduce start_renaming() and end_renaming()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/5c8752729970
[11/15] VFS/ovl/smb: introduce start_renaming_dentry()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/ac50950ca143
[12/15] Add start_renaming_two_dentries()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/833d2b3a072f
[13/15] ecryptfs: use new start_creating/start_removing APIs
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/f046fbb4d81d
[14/15] VFS: change vfs_mkdir() to unlock on failure.
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/fe497f0759e0
[15/15] VFS: introduce end_creating_keep()
        https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/cf296b294c3b