linux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I'm very fond of <stdbool.h>, since it explicitly documents that there > are exactly two options. It also allows the compiler a few minor > opportunities for optimization, but that's not as big a deal. > > static int __simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, > struct tree_descr *files, bool sequential) > > Although "true" and "false" aren't the most meaningful #defines either, > at least they indicate that it's one of two choices, and there is no > option "2" to sorry about. > > Given your wrappr function names, "bool registered" is another option. > > You might want to make simple_fill_super() and registered_fill_super() > inline functions or #defines rather than making them separate functions. > Or is there a particular need for a function pointer? The code size > is negligible, and it saves stack space. > Good catch on the inlining. I had meant to do that and missed it. The point about the naming of the flag is a good one too. How about this patch? I've tested it to see that it builds, but don't have good place to test this one to see that it works. A similar patch did work on a 2.6.18 derivative kernel. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> --- linux-2.6/fs/debugfs/inode.c.super 2006-12-12 08:46:46.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/fs/debugfs/inode.c 2006-12-12 08:54:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ { static struct tree_descr debug_files[] = {{""}}; - return simple_fill_super(sb, DEBUGFS_MAGIC, debug_files); + return registered_fill_super(sb, DEBUGFS_MAGIC, debug_files); } static int debug_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, --- linux-2.6/fs/fuse/control.c.super 2006-12-12 08:46:46.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/fs/fuse/control.c 2006-12-12 08:54:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct fuse_conn *fc; int err; - err = simple_fill_super(sb, FUSE_CTL_SUPER_MAGIC, &empty_descr); + err = registered_fill_super(sb, FUSE_CTL_SUPER_MAGIC, &empty_descr); if (err) return err; --- linux-2.6/fs/libfs.c.super 2006-12-12 08:46:46.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/fs/libfs.c 2006-12-12 11:31:20.000000000 -0500 @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ s->s_op = ops ? ops : &default_ops; s->s_time_gran = 1; root = new_inode(s); - if (!root) + if (!root || iunique_register(root, 0)) goto Enomem; root->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR; root->i_uid = root->i_gid = 0; @@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ return 0; } -int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, struct tree_descr *files) +static int __simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, + struct tree_descr *files, bool registered) { static struct super_operations s_ops = {.statfs = simple_statfs}; struct inode *inode; @@ -380,6 +381,12 @@ inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations; inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations; inode->i_nlink = 2; + /* + * set this as high as a 32 bit val as possible to avoid collisions. + * This is also well above the highest value that iunique_register + * will assign to an inode + */ + inode->i_ino = 0xffffffff; root = d_alloc_root(inode); if (!root) { iput(inode); @@ -394,12 +401,15 @@ inode = new_inode(s); if (!inode) goto out; + if (!registered) + inode->i_ino = i; + else if (iunique_register(inode, 0)) + goto out; inode->i_mode = S_IFREG | files->mode; inode->i_uid = inode->i_gid = 0; inode->i_blocks = 0; inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME; inode->i_fop = files->ops; - inode->i_ino = i; d_add(dentry, inode); } s->s_root = root; @@ -410,6 +420,30 @@ return -ENOMEM; } +/* + * Fill a superblock with a standard set of fields, and add the entries in the + * "files" struct. Assign i_ino values to the files sequentially. This function + * is appropriate for filesystems that need a particular i_ino value assigned + * to a particular "files" entry. + */ +inline int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, + struct tree_descr *files) +{ + return __simple_fill_super(s, magic, files, false); +} + +/* + * Just like simple_fill_super, but does an iunique_register on the inodes + * created for "files" entries. This function is appropriate when you don't + * need a particular i_ino value assigned to each files entry, and when the + * filesystem will have other registered inodes. + */ +inline int registered_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, + struct tree_descr *files) +{ + return __simple_fill_super(s, magic, files, true); +} + static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pin_fs_lock); int simple_pin_fs(struct file_system_type *type, struct vfsmount **mount, int *count) @@ -619,6 +653,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_empty); EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc_name); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_fill_super); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(registered_fill_super); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_getattr); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_link); EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_lookup); --- linux-2.6/include/linux/fs.h.super 2006-12-12 08:53:34.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/include/linux/fs.h 2006-12-12 08:54:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -1879,7 +1879,10 @@ extern struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations; struct tree_descr { char *name; const struct file_operations *ops; int mode; }; struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *, const char *); -extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, int, struct tree_descr *); +extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, + struct tree_descr *files); +extern int registered_fill_super(struct super_block *s, int magic, + struct tree_descr *files); extern int simple_pin_fs(struct file_system_type *, struct vfsmount **mount, int *count); extern void simple_release_fs(struct vfsmount **mount, int *count); --- linux-2.6/security/inode.c.super 2006-12-12 08:46:47.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/security/inode.c 2006-12-12 08:54:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ { static struct tree_descr files[] = {{""}}; - return simple_fill_super(sb, SECURITYFS_MAGIC, files); + return registered_fill_super(sb, SECURITYFS_MAGIC, files); } static int get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html