Re: linux-next: manual merge of the vfs-scale tree with the v9fstree

From: Venkateswararao Jujjuri (JV)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2011 - 13:16:22 EST


On 1/3/2011 5:40 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> Today's linux-next merge of the vfs-scale tree got a conflict in
> fs/9p/vfs_inode.c between commit 3d21652a1d23591e7f0bbbbedae29ce78c2c1113
> ("fs/9p: Move dotl inode operations into a seperate file") from the v9fs
> tree and various commits from the vfs-scale tree.
>
> I fixed it up by using the v9fs changes to that file and then applying
> the following merge fixup patch (which I can carry as necessary).
>
> Someone will need to fix this up before one of these trees is merged by
> Linus, or to send this merge fix to Linus.
>
> From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:33:54 +1100
> Subject: [PATCH] v9fs: merge fix for changes in the vfs-scale tree
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
> index 38d5880..9dd534b 100644
> --- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
> +++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
> @@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(struct inode *inode)
> {
> struct dentry *dentry;
>
> - spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
> + spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
> /* Directory should have only one entry. */
> BUG_ON(S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !list_is_singular(&inode->i_dentry));
> dentry = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry, d_alias);
> - spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
> + spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);

Are we doing away with dcache_lock?

I am not sure if the i_lock can serve the same purpose..but looks like with the
current code
there may not need any lock around this code. Aneesh/Eric do you guys have any
comments?


> return dentry;
> }
>
> @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
> err);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations);

Assuming that this is a macro to the same operation.. rest of the changes look
fine to me.

Thanks,
JV

> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
> if (err < 0)
> @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> }
> /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
> @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct inode *dir,
> err);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
> if (err < 0)
> @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct inode *dir,
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> }
> /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
> @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
> err);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
> if (err < 0)
> @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> }
>
> @@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_link_dotl(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
> ihold(old_dentry->d_inode);
> }
>
> - dentry->d_op = old_dentry->d_op;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, old_dentry->d_op);
> d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
>
> return err;
> @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
> err);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
> if (err < 0)
> @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> goto error;
> }
> - dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
> + d_set_d_op(dentry, &v9fs_dentry_operations);
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> }
> /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */


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