From: NeilBrown <neilb@ownmail.net>
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Subject: [PATCH 50/53] VFS: remove lookup_one() and lookup_noperm()
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:12:37 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260312214330.3885211-51-neilb@ownmail.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260312214330.3885211-1-neilb@ownmail.net>
From: NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
These are no longer used, so remove them.
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
---
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst | 7 +++
fs/ecryptfs/inode.c | 2 +-
fs/namei.c | 61 ++-------------------------
include/linux/namei.h | 2 -
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
index 154a38cd7801..7e83bd3c5a12 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
@@ -1396,3 +1396,10 @@ and d_alloc_parallel() or d_alloc_noblock() when standard interfaces can be used
d_rehash() is gone. It should never be needed. Only unhash a dentry if
you really don't want it.
+---
+
+** mandatory**
+
+lookup_one() and lookup_noperm() are no longer available. Use
+start_creating() or similar instead.
+
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index beb9e2c8b8b3..a7a596d51d67 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_lookup(struct inode *ecryptfs_dir_inode,
lower_dentry = lookup_noperm_unlocked(&qname, lower_dir_dentry);
if (IS_ERR(lower_dentry)) {
- ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_noperm() returned "
+ ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%s: lookup_noperm_unlocked() returned "
"[%ld] on lower_dentry = [%s]\n", __func__,
PTR_ERR(lower_dentry),
qname.name);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index eed388ee8a30..cb80490a869f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3148,59 +3148,6 @@ struct dentry *try_lookup_noperm(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *base)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_lookup_noperm);
-/**
- * lookup_noperm - filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component
- * @name: qstr storing pathname component to lookup
- * @base: base directory to lookup from
- *
- * Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and should
- * not be called by generic code. It does no permission checking.
- *
- * The caller must hold base->i_rwsem.
- */
-struct dentry *lookup_noperm(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *base)
-{
- struct dentry *dentry;
- int err;
-
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode_is_locked(base->d_inode));
-
- err = lookup_noperm_common(name, base);
- if (err)
- return ERR_PTR(err);
-
- dentry = lookup_dcache(name, base, 0);
- return dentry ? dentry : __lookup_slow(name, base, 0);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_noperm);
-
-/**
- * lookup_one - lookup single pathname component
- * @idmap: idmap of the mount the lookup is performed from
- * @name: qstr holding pathname component to lookup
- * @base: base directory to lookup from
- *
- * This can be used for in-kernel filesystem clients such as file servers.
- *
- * The caller must hold base->i_rwsem.
- */
-struct dentry *lookup_one(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct qstr *name,
- struct dentry *base)
-{
- struct dentry *dentry;
- int err;
-
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode_is_locked(base->d_inode));
-
- err = lookup_one_common(idmap, name, base);
- if (err)
- return ERR_PTR(err);
-
- dentry = lookup_dcache(name, base, 0);
- return dentry ? dentry : __lookup_slow(name, base, 0);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one);
-
/**
* lookup_one_unlocked - lookup single pathname component
* @idmap: idmap of the mount the lookup is performed from
@@ -3209,8 +3156,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one);
*
* This can be used for in-kernel filesystem clients such as file servers.
*
- * Unlike lookup_one, it should be called without the parent
- * i_rwsem held, and will take the i_rwsem itself if necessary.
+ * It should be called without the parent i_rwsem held, and will take
+ * the i_rwsem itself if necessary.
*
* Returns: - A dentry, possibly negative, or
* - same errors as try_lookup_noperm() or
@@ -3322,8 +3269,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_positive_unlocked);
* Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem usage and should
* not be called by generic code. It does no permission checking.
*
- * Unlike lookup_noperm(), it should be called without the parent
- * i_rwsem held, and will take the i_rwsem itself if necessary.
+ * This should be called without the parent i_rwsem held, and will take
+ * the i_rwsem itself if necessary.
*
* Unlike try_lookup_noperm() it *does* revalidate the dentry if it already
* existed.
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index b3346a513d8f..cb79e84c718d 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -74,10 +74,8 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *, const char *,
unsigned int, struct path *);
extern struct dentry *try_lookup_noperm(struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
-extern struct dentry *lookup_noperm(struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
extern struct dentry *lookup_noperm_unlocked(struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
extern struct dentry *lookup_noperm_positive_unlocked(struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
-struct dentry *lookup_one(struct mnt_idmap *, struct qstr *, struct dentry *);
struct dentry *lookup_one_unlocked(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
struct qstr *name, struct dentry *base);
struct dentry *lookup_one_positive_unlocked(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
--
2.50.0.107.gf914562f5916.dirty
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-12 21:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-12 21:11 [PATCH RFC 00/53] lift lookup out of exclive lock for dir ops NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 01/53] VFS: fix various typos in documentation for start_creating start_removing etc NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 02/53] VFS: enhance d_splice_alias() to handle in-lookup dentries NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 03/53] VFS: allow d_alloc_name() to be used with ->d_hash NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 04/53] VFS: use global wait-queue table for d_alloc_parallel() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 05/53] VFS: introduce d_alloc_noblock() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 06/53] VFS: add d_duplicate() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 07/53] VFS: Add LOOKUP_SHARED flag NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 08/53] VFS/xfs: drop parent lock across d_alloc_parallel() in d_add_ci() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 09/53] nfs: remove d_drop()/d_alloc_parallel() from nfs_atomic_open() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 10/53] nfs: use d_splice_alias() in nfs_link() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 11/53] nfs: don't d_drop() before d_splice_alias() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:11 ` [PATCH 12/53] nfs: don't d_drop() before d_splice_alias() in atomic_create NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 13/53] nfs: Use d_alloc_noblock() in nfs_prime_dcache() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 14/53] nfs: use d_alloc_noblock() in silly-rename NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 15/53] nfs: use d_duplicate() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 16/53] ovl: drop dir lock for lookups in impure readdir NeilBrown
2026-03-15 13:51 ` Amir Goldstein
2026-03-18 21:10 ` NeilBrown
2026-03-20 14:47 ` Amir Goldstein
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 17/53] coda: don't d_drop() early NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 18/53] shmem: use d_duplicate() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 19/53] afs: use d_time instead of d_fsdata NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 20/53] afs: don't unhash/rehash dentries during unlink/rename NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 21/53] afs: use d_splice_alias() in afs_vnode_new_inode() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 22/53] afs: use d_alloc_nonblock in afs_sillyrename() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 23/53] afs: lookup_atsys to drop and reclaim lock NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 24/53] afs: use d_duplicate() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 25/53] smb/client: use d_time to store a timestamp in dentry, not d_fsdata NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 26/53] smb/client: don't unhashed and rehash to prevent new opens NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 27/53] smb/client: use d_splice_alias() in atomic_open NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 28/53] smb/client: Use d_alloc_noblock() in cifs_prime_dcache() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 29/53] exfat: simplify exfat_lookup() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 30/53] configfs: remove d_add() calls before configfs_attach_group() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 31/53] configfs: stop using d_add() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 32/53] ext4: move dcache modifying code out of __ext4_link() NeilBrown
2026-03-17 10:00 ` Jan Kara
2026-03-17 20:27 ` [PATCH 32/53f] " NeilBrown
2026-03-18 17:47 ` Jan Kara
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 33/53] ext4: use on-stack dentries in ext4_fc_replay_link_internal() NeilBrown
2026-03-17 9:37 ` Jan Kara
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 34/53] tracefs: stop using d_add() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 35/53] cephfs: " NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 36/53] cephfs: remove d_alloc from CEPH_MDS_OP_LOOKUPNAME handling in ceph_fill_trace() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 37/53] cephfs: Use d_alloc_noblock() in ceph_readdir_prepopulate() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 38/53] cephfs: Don't d_drop() before d_splice_alias() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 39/53] ecryptfs: stop using d_add() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 40/53] gfs2: " NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 41/53] libfs: " NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 42/53] fuse: don't d_drop() before d_splice_alias() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 43/53] fuse: Use d_alloc_noblock() in fuse_direntplus_link() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 44/53] hostfs: don't d_drop() before d_splice_alias() in hostfs_mkdir() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 45/53] efivarfs: use d_alloc_name() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 46/53] Remove references to d_add() in documentation and comments NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 47/53] VFS: make d_alloc() local to VFS NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 48/53] VFS: remove d_add() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 49/53] VFS: remove d_rehash() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` NeilBrown [this message]
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 51/53] VFS: use d_alloc_parallel() in lookup_one_qstr_excl() NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 52/53] VFS: lift d_alloc_parallel above inode_lock NeilBrown
2026-03-12 21:12 ` [PATCH 53/53] VFS: remove LOOKUP_SHARED NeilBrown
2026-03-12 23:38 ` [PATCH RFC 00/53] lift lookup out of exclive lock for dir ops Steven Rostedt
2026-03-13 0:18 ` NeilBrown
2026-03-12 23:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2026-03-13 0:09 ` NeilBrown
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