On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 04:19:21PM +0200, Amir Goldstein wrote: > +static int ovl_upper_fdget(const struct file *file, struct fd *real, bool data) > +{ > + struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file); > + struct path realpath; > + enum ovl_path_type type; > + > + if (data) > + type = ovl_path_realdata(dentry, &realpath); > + else > + type = ovl_path_real(dentry, &realpath); > + > + real->word = 0; > + /* Not interested in lower nor in upper meta if data was requested */ > + if (!OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type) || (data && OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type))) > + return 0; > + > + return ovl_real_fdget_path(file, real, &realpath); > } > > static int ovl_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) > @@ -394,16 +411,14 @@ static int ovl_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync) > if (ret <= 0) > return ret; > > - ret = ovl_real_fdget_meta(file, &real, !datasync); > - if (ret) > + /* Don't sync lower file for fear of receiving EROFS error */ > + ret = ovl_upper_fdget(file, &real, datasync); > + if (ret || fd_empty(real)) > return ret; Is there any real point in keeping ovl_upper_fdget() separate from the only caller? Note that the checks for type make a lot more sense in ovl_fsync() than buried in a separate helper and this fd_empty() is a "do we have the wrong type?" check in disguise. Why not just expand it at the call site?