[PATCH 4/9 v8] fs: New helper legitimize_mntget() for getting a legitimize mnt

[Kinglong Mee <kinglongmee@gmail.com>]

New helper legitimize_mntget for getting a mnt without setting
MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT | MNT_UMOUNT | MNT_DOOMED, otherwise return NULL.

v8, same as v6

Signed-off-by: Kinglong Mee <kinglongmee@gmail.com>
---
 fs/namespace.c        | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/mount.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 2b8aa15..842cf57 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1153,6 +1153,25 @@ struct vfsmount *mntget(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mntget);
 
+struct vfsmount *legitimize_mntget(struct vfsmount *vfsmnt)
+{
+	struct mount *mnt;
+
+	if (vfsmnt == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	read_seqlock_excl(&mount_lock);
+	mnt = real_mount(vfsmnt);
+	if (vfsmnt->mnt_flags & (MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT | MNT_UMOUNT | MNT_DOOMED))
+		vfsmnt = NULL;
+	else
+		mnt_add_count(mnt, 1);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&mount_lock);
+
+	return vfsmnt;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(legitimize_mntget);
+
 struct vfsmount *mnt_clone_internal(struct path *path)
 {
 	struct mount *p;
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index f822c3c..8ae9dc0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern void mnt_drop_write(struct vfsmount *mnt);
 extern void mnt_drop_write_file(struct file *file);
 extern void mntput(struct vfsmount *mnt);
 extern struct vfsmount *mntget(struct vfsmount *mnt);
+extern struct vfsmount *legitimize_mntget(struct vfsmount *vfsmnt);
 extern struct vfsmount *mnt_clone_internal(struct path *path);
 extern int __mnt_is_readonly(struct vfsmount *mnt);
 
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