linux-ext4 - [PATCH 41/50] fs: change inode_is_dirtytime

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Message-ID: <b4913e1e9613eea90c47c2ec2d8de244e1478668.1755806649.git.josef@toxicpanda.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:18:52 -0400
From: Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>
To: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...com,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
	brauner@...nel.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk
Subject: [PATCH 41/50] fs: change inode_is_dirtytime_only to use refcount

We don't need the I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING check, we can use the refcount
to see if the inode is valid.

Signed-off-by: Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>
---
 include/linux/fs.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b731224708be..9d9acbea6433 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2644,8 +2644,8 @@ static inline void mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode)
  */
 static inline bool inode_is_dirtytime_only(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return (inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY_TIME | I_NEW |
-				  I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) == I_DIRTY_TIME;
+	return (inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY_TIME | I_NEW)) == I_DIRTY_TIME &&
+	       refcount_read(&inode->i_count);
 }
 
 extern void inc_nlink(struct inode *inode);
-- 
2.49.0