Hi Miklos, > Could you please try the below patch? > > It's actually three patches rolled into one: > > 1) ext4: use dget_parent() in ext4_file_open() > > Even with dget_parent() we don't hold i_mutex on directory and so the file > could be moved in the mean time. Not sure if it's a problem. Ted? > > 2) vfs: add file_dentry() > > Posted here: > http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=145745197615687&w=2 > > 3) ext4: use file_dentry() > > s/\([a-z_]*\)->f_path\.dentry/file_dentry(\1)/ That works! Many thanks to you and Ted. Feel free to let me know if you'd like my Tested-by on any of these patches. Regards, Daniel > > Thanks, > Miklos > > > diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c > index 4cd318f31cbe..38847f38b34a 100644 > --- a/fs/ext4/file.c > +++ b/fs/ext4/file.c > @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp) > struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb; > struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb); > struct vfsmount *mnt = filp->f_path.mnt; > - struct inode *dir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode; > + struct dentry *dir; > struct path path; > char buf[64], *cp; > int ret; > @@ -379,14 +379,18 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp) > if (ext4_encryption_info(inode) == NULL) > return -ENOKEY; > } > - if (ext4_encrypted_inode(dir) && > - !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(dir, inode)) { > + > + dir = dget_parent(file_dentry(filp)); > + if (ext4_encrypted_inode(d_inode(dir)) && > + !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(d_inode(dir), inode)) { > ext4_warning(inode->i_sb, > "Inconsistent encryption contexts: %lu/%lu\n", > - (unsigned long) dir->i_ino, > + (unsigned long) d_inode(dir)->i_ino, > (unsigned long) inode->i_ino); > + dput(dir); > return -EPERM; > } > + dput(dir); > /* > * Set up the jbd2_inode if we are opening the inode for > * writing and the journal is present > diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c > index 55bdc75e2172..6326c11eda78 100644 > --- a/fs/open.c > +++ b/fs/open.c > @@ -831,6 +831,17 @@ char *file_path(struct file *filp, char *buf, int buflen) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_path); > > +struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file) > +{ > + struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry; > + > + if (likely(d_inode(dentry) == file_inode(file))) > + return dentry; > + else > + return dentry->d_op->d_native_dentry(dentry, file_inode(file)); > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_dentry); > + > /** > * vfs_open - open the file at the given path > * @path: path to open > diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c > index 619ad4b016d2..5142aa2034c4 100644 > --- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c > +++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c > @@ -336,14 +336,30 @@ static int ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags) > return ret; > } > > +static struct dentry *ovl_d_native_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, > + struct inode *inode) > +{ > + struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata; > + struct dentry *realentry = ovl_upperdentry_dereference(oe); > + > + if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry)) > + return realentry; > + realentry = __ovl_dentry_lower(oe); > + if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry)) > + return realentry; > + BUG(); > +} > + > static const struct dentry_operations ovl_dentry_operations = { > .d_release = ovl_dentry_release, > .d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode, > + .d_native_dentry = ovl_d_native_dentry, > }; > > static const struct dentry_operations ovl_reval_dentry_operations = { > .d_release = ovl_dentry_release, > .d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode, > + .d_native_dentry = ovl_d_native_dentry, > .d_revalidate = ovl_dentry_revalidate, > .d_weak_revalidate = ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate, > }; > diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h > index c4b5f4b3f8f8..99ecb6de636c 100644 > --- a/include/linux/dcache.h > +++ b/include/linux/dcache.h > @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct dentry_operations { > struct vfsmount *(*d_automount)(struct path *); > int (*d_manage)(struct dentry *, bool); > struct inode *(*d_select_inode)(struct dentry *, unsigned); > + struct dentry *(*d_native_dentry)(struct dentry *, struct inode *); > } ____cacheline_aligned; > > /* > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h > index ae681002100a..1091d9f43271 100644 > --- a/include/linux/fs.h > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h > @@ -1234,6 +1234,8 @@ static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f) > return f->f_inode; > } > > +extern struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file); > + > static inline int locks_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl) > { > return locks_lock_inode_wait(file_inode(filp), fl); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-unionfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html