linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 31/42] cxl_getfile(): switch to alloc_file

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Date:   Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:21:55 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 31/42] cxl_getfile(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()

From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/misc/cxl/api.c | 21 ++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
index 6b16946f9b05..e0b9c00aecde 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name,
 				const struct file_operations *fops,
 				void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int rc;
 
 	/* strongly inspired by anon_inode_getfile() */
@@ -91,22 +89,11 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name,
 		goto err_fs;
 	}
 
-	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(cxl_vfs_mount->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry)
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, cxl_vfs_mount, name,
+				 OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto err_inode;
 
-	path.mnt = mntget(cxl_vfs_mount);
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto err_fs;
-	}
 	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 
-- 
2.11.0