[PATCH v3 10/21] make retain_dentry() neutral with respect to refcounting

From: Al Viro
Date: Fri Nov 24 2023 - 01:05:22 EST


retain_dentry() used to decrement refcount if and only if it returned
true. Lift those decrements into the callers.

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/dcache.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 0718b3895c12..2e74f3f2ce2e 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ static inline bool retain_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
return false;

/* retain; LRU fodder */
- dentry->d_lockref.count--;
if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_LRU_LIST)))
d_lru_add(dentry);
else if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED)))
@@ -744,6 +743,8 @@ static struct dentry *dentry_kill(struct dentry *dentry)
} else if (likely(!retain_dentry(dentry))) {
__dentry_kill(dentry);
return parent;
+ } else {
+ dentry->d_lockref.count--;
}
/* we are keeping it, after all */
if (inode)
@@ -893,6 +894,7 @@ void dput(struct dentry *dentry)
rcu_read_unlock();

if (likely(retain_dentry(dentry))) {
+ dentry->d_lockref.count--;
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
return;
}
@@ -925,6 +927,8 @@ void dput_to_list(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list)
if (!retain_dentry(dentry)) {
--dentry->d_lockref.count;
to_shrink_list(dentry, list);
+ } else {
+ --dentry->d_lockref.count;
}
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
}
--
2.39.2