[PATCH 3/9 v8] path: New helpers path_get_pin/path_put_unpin for path pin

[Kinglong Mee <kinglongmee-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Two helpers for filesystem pining to vfsmnt, not mntget.

v8 same as v2.

Signed-off-by: Kinglong Mee <kinglongmee-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
---
 fs/namei.c           | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/path.h |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ae4e4c1..08f2cfc 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -492,6 +492,32 @@ void path_put(const struct path *path)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_put);
 
+/**
+ * path_get_pin - get a reference to a path's dentry
+ *                and pin to path's vfsmnt
+ * @path: path to get the reference to
+ * @p: the fs_pin pin to vfsmnt
+ */
+void path_get_pin(struct path *path, struct fs_pin *p)
+{
+	dget(path->dentry);
+	pin_insert_group(p, path->mnt, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get_pin);
+
+/**
+ * path_put_unpin - put a reference to a path's dentry
+ *                  and remove pin to path's vfsmnt
+ * @path: path to put the reference to
+ * @p: the fs_pin removed from vfsmnt
+ */
+void path_put_unpin(struct path *path, struct fs_pin *p)
+{
+	dput(path->dentry);
+	pin_remove(p);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_put_unpin);
+
 #define EMBEDDED_LEVELS 2
 struct nameidata {
 	struct path	path;
diff --git a/include/linux/path.h b/include/linux/path.h
index d137218..34599fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/path.h
+++ b/include/linux/path.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 struct dentry;
 struct vfsmount;
+struct fs_pin;
 
 struct path {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ struct path {
 extern void path_get(const struct path *);
 extern void path_put(const struct path *);
 
+extern void path_get_pin(struct path *, struct fs_pin *);
+extern void path_put_unpin(struct path *, struct fs_pin *);
+
 static inline int path_equal(const struct path *path1, const struct path *path2)
 {
 	return path1->mnt == path2->mnt && path1->dentry == path2->dentry;
-- 
2.4.3

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