From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, brauner@kernel.org, jack@suse.cz,
raven@themaw.net, miklos@szeredi.hu, neil@brown.name,
a.hindborg@kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, ocfs2-devel@lists.linux.dev,
kees@kernel.org, rostedt@goodmis.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, paul@paul-moore.com,
casey@schaufler-ca.com, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
john.johansen@canonical.com, selinux@vger.kernel.org,
borntraeger@linux.ibm.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org, clm@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 19/54] convert tracefs
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:15:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251118051604.3868588-20-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251118051604.3868588-1-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
A mix of persistent and non-persistent dentries in there. Strictly
speaking, no need for kill_litter_super() anyway - it pins an internal
mount whenever a persistent dentry is created, so at fs shutdown time
there won't be any to deal with.
However, let's make it explicit - replace d_instantiate() with
d_make_persistent() + dput() (the latter in tracefs_end_creating(),
where it folds with inode_unlock() into simple_done_creating())
for dentries we want persistent and have d_make_discardable() done
either by simple_recursive_removal() (used by tracefs_remove())
or explicitly in eventfs_remove_events_dir().
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
fs/tracefs/event_inode.c | 4 ++--
fs/tracefs/inode.c | 13 ++++++-------
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index 93c231601c8e..61cbdafa2411 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
* something not worth much. Keeping directory links at 1
* tells userspace not to trust the link number.
*/
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+ d_make_persistent(dentry, inode);
/* The dentry of the "events" parent does keep track though */
inc_nlink(dentry->d_parent->d_inode);
fsnotify_mkdir(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, dentry);
@@ -910,5 +910,5 @@ void eventfs_remove_events_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
* and destroyed dynamically.
*/
d_invalidate(dentry);
- dput(dentry);
+ d_make_discardable(dentry);
}
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 0c023941a316..d9d8932a7b9c 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static struct file_system_type trace_fs_type = {
.name = "tracefs",
.init_fs_context = tracefs_init_fs_context,
.parameters = tracefs_param_specs,
- .kill_sb = kill_litter_super,
+ .kill_sb = kill_anon_super,
};
MODULE_ALIAS_FS("tracefs");
@@ -571,16 +571,15 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
struct dentry *tracefs_failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
{
- inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
- dput(dentry);
+ simple_done_creating(dentry);
simple_release_fs(&tracefs_mount, &tracefs_mount_count);
return NULL;
}
struct dentry *tracefs_end_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
{
- inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
- return dentry;
+ simple_done_creating(dentry);
+ return dentry; // borrowed
}
/* Find the inode that this will use for default */
@@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
inode->i_private = data;
inode->i_uid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_uid;
inode->i_gid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_gid;
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+ d_make_persistent(dentry, inode);
fsnotify_create(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
return tracefs_end_creating(dentry);
}
@@ -692,7 +691,7 @@ static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
/* directory inodes start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
inc_nlink(inode);
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+ d_make_persistent(dentry, inode);
inc_nlink(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
fsnotify_mkdir(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
return tracefs_end_creating(dentry);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-18 5:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 81+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-18 5:15 [PATCH v4 00/54] tree-in-dcache stuff Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 01/54] fuse_ctl_add_conn(): fix nlink breakage in case of early failure Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 02/54] tracefs: fix a leak in eventfs_create_events_dir() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 03/54] new helper: simple_remove_by_name() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 04/54] new helper: simple_done_creating() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 05/54] introduce a flag for explicitly marking persistently pinned dentries Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 06/54] primitives for maintaining persisitency Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 07/54] convert simple_{link,unlink,rmdir,rename,fill_super}() to new primitives Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 08/54] convert ramfs and tmpfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 09/54] procfs: make /self and /thread_self dentries persistent Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 10/54] configfs, securityfs: kill_litter_super() not needed Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 11/54] convert xenfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 12/54] convert smackfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 13/54] convert hugetlbfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 14/54] convert mqueue Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 15/54] convert bpf Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 16/54] convert dlmfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 17/54] convert fuse_ctl Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 18/54] convert pstore Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` Al Viro [this message]
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 20/54] convert debugfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 21/54] debugfs: remove duplicate checks in callers of start_creating() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 22/54] convert efivarfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 23/54] convert spufs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 24/54] convert ibmasmfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 25/54] ibmasmfs: get rid of ibmasmfs_dir_ops Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 26/54] convert devpts Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 27/54] binderfs: use simple_start_creating() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 28/54] binderfs_binder_ctl_create(): kill a bogus check Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 29/54] convert binderfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 30/54] autofs_{rmdir,unlink}: dentry->d_fsdata->dentry == dentry there Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 31/54] convert autofs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 32/54] convert binfmt_misc Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 33/54] selinuxfs: don't stash the dentry of /policy_capabilities Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 34/54] selinuxfs: new helper for attaching files to tree Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 35/54] convert selinuxfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 36/54] functionfs: don't abuse ffs_data_closed() on fs shutdown Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 37/54] functionfs: don't bother with ffs->ref in ffs_data_{opened,closed}() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 38/54] functionfs: need to cancel ->reset_work in ->kill_sb() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 39/54] functionfs: fix the open/removal races Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 40/54] functionfs: switch to simple_remove_by_name() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 41/54] convert functionfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 42/54] gadgetfs: switch to simple_remove_by_name() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 43/54] convert gadgetfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 44/54] hypfs: don't pin dentries twice Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 45/54] hypfs: switch hypfs_create_str() to returning int Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 46/54] hypfs: swich hypfs_create_u64() " Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 47/54] convert hypfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 48/54] convert rpc_pipefs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 49/54] convert nfsctl Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:15 ` [PATCH v4 50/54] convert rust_binderfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:16 ` [PATCH v4 51/54] get rid of kill_litter_super() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:16 ` [PATCH v4 52/54] convert securityfs Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:16 ` [PATCH v4 53/54] kill securityfs_recursive_remove() Al Viro
2025-11-18 5:16 ` [PATCH v4 54/54] d_make_discardable(): warn if given a non-persistent dentry Al Viro
2026-01-27 0:56 ` [PATCH v4 00/54] tree-in-dcache stuff Samuel Wu
2026-01-27 7:42 ` Greg KH
2026-01-27 18:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2026-01-27 20:14 ` Al Viro
2026-01-28 8:53 ` Greg KH
2026-01-28 2:02 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-28 4:59 ` Al Viro
2026-01-29 0:58 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-29 3:23 ` Al Viro
2026-01-29 22:54 ` Al Viro
2026-01-30 1:16 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-30 7:04 ` Al Viro
2026-01-30 22:31 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-30 23:57 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 0:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2026-01-31 1:08 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 1:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2026-02-01 0:11 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 0:59 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 1:05 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-31 1:18 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 2:09 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-31 2:43 ` Al Viro
2026-01-31 19:48 ` Samuel Wu
2026-01-31 14:58 ` Krishna Kurapati PSSNV
2026-01-31 20:02 ` Samuel Wu
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