Provide function to hold superblock reference when we are sure the superblock is active. This function will get used by code reading /proc/mounts and friends. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> --- fs/internal.h | 1 + fs/super.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h index d410186bc369..608f4f276ba5 100644 --- a/fs/internal.h +++ b/fs/internal.h @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ extern bool trylock_super(struct super_block *sb); extern struct dentry *mount_fs(struct file_system_type *, int, const char *, void *); extern struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t); +extern void hold_sb(struct super_block *sb); /* * open.c diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c index ca53a08497ed..d34b8c49af9d 100644 --- a/fs/super.c +++ b/fs/super.c @@ -775,6 +775,22 @@ struct super_block *get_super_exclusive_thawed(struct block_device *bdev) } EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_super_exclusive_thawed); +/** + * hold_sb - get superblock reference for active superblock + * @sb: superblock to get reference for + * + * Get reference to superblock. The caller must make sure the superblock + * is currently active by other means (e.g. holding an active reference + * itself or holding namespace_sem preventing unmount). + */ +void hold_sb(struct super_block *sb) +{ + spin_lock(&sb_lock); + WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&sb->s_active)); + sb->s_count++; + spin_unlock(&sb_lock); +} + /** * get_active_super - get an active reference to the superblock of a device * @bdev: device to get the superblock for -- 2.16.4