Split off prepend_path() from __d_path(). This new helper takes an end-of-buffer pointer and buffer-length pointer just like the other prepend_* functions. Move the " (deleted)" postfix out to __d_path(). This patch doesn't change any functionality but paves the way for the following patches. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx> --- fs/dcache.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/fs/dcache.c 2010-07-06 18:08:12.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c 2010-07-06 18:08:16.000000000 +0200 @@ -1903,48 +1903,30 @@ static int prepend_name(char **buffer, i } /** - * __d_path - return the path of a dentry + * Prepend path string to a buffer + * * @path: the dentry/vfsmount to report * @root: root vfsmnt/dentry (may be modified by this function) - * @buffer: buffer to return value in - * @buflen: buffer length + * @buffer: pointer to the end of the buffer + * @buflen: pointer to buffer length * - * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted - * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous. - * - * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the - * path was too long. - * - * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock. + * Caller holds the dcache_lock. * * If path is not reachable from the supplied root, then the value of * root is changed (without modifying refcounts). */ -char *__d_path(const struct path *path, struct path *root, - char *buffer, int buflen) +static int prepend_path(const struct path *path, struct path *root, + char **buffer, int *buflen) { struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry; struct vfsmount *vfsmnt = path->mnt; - char *end = buffer + buflen; - char *retval; + bool slash = false; + int error = 0; spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock); - prepend(&end, &buflen, "\0", 1); - if (d_unlinked(dentry) && - (prepend(&end, &buflen, " (deleted)", 10) != 0)) - goto Elong; - - if (buflen < 1) - goto Elong; - /* Get '/' right */ - retval = end-1; - *retval = '/'; - - for (;;) { + while (dentry != root->dentry || vfsmnt != root->mnt) { struct dentry * parent; - if (dentry == root->dentry && vfsmnt == root->mnt) - break; if (dentry == vfsmnt->mnt_root || IS_ROOT(dentry)) { /* Global root? */ if (vfsmnt->mnt_parent == vfsmnt) { @@ -1956,16 +1938,22 @@ char *__d_path(const struct path *path, } parent = dentry->d_parent; prefetch(parent); - if ((prepend_name(&end, &buflen, &dentry->d_name) != 0) || - (prepend(&end, &buflen, "/", 1) != 0)) - goto Elong; - retval = end; + error = prepend_name(buffer, buflen, &dentry->d_name); + if (!error) + error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1); + if (error) + break; + + slash = true; dentry = parent; } out: + if (!error && !slash) + error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1); + spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock); - return retval; + return error; global_root: /* @@ -1980,10 +1968,44 @@ global_root: root->mnt = vfsmnt; root->dentry = dentry; goto out; +} -Elong: - retval = ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG); - goto out; +/** + * __d_path - return the path of a dentry + * @path: the dentry/vfsmount to report + * @root: root vfsmnt/dentry (may be modified by this function) + * @buffer: buffer to return value in + * @buflen: buffer length + * + * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted + * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous. + * + * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the + * path was too long. + * + * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock. + * + * If path is not reachable from the supplied root, then the value of + * root is changed (without modifying refcounts). + */ +char *__d_path(const struct path *path, struct path *root, + char *buf, int buflen) +{ + char *res = buf + buflen; + int error; + + prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1); + if (d_unlinked(path->dentry)) { + error = prepend(&res, &buflen, " (deleted)", 10); + if (error) + return ERR_PTR(error); + } + + error = prepend_path(path, root, &res, &buflen); + if (error) + return ERR_PTR(error); + + return res; } /** -- -- 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