--- linux-2.6.19-rc6/fs/pipe.c 2006-11-22 17:33:52.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.19-rc6-ed/fs/pipe.c 2006-11-22 17:53:02.000000000 +0100 @@ -830,7 +830,14 @@ void free_pipe_info(struct inode *inode) static struct vfsmount *pipe_mnt __read_mostly; static int pipefs_delete_dentry(struct dentry *dentry) { - return 1; + /* + * At creation time, we pretended this dentry was hashed + * (by clearing DCACHE_UNHASHED bit in d_flags) + * At delete time, we restore the truth : not hashed. + * (so that dput() can proceed correctly) + */ + dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_UNHASHED; + return 0; } static struct dentry_operations pipefs_dentry_operations = { @@ -891,17 +898,22 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(void) if (!inode) goto err_file; - sprintf(name, "[%lu]", inode->i_ino); + this.len = sprintf(name, "[%lu]", inode->i_ino); this.name = name; - this.len = strlen(name); - this.hash = inode->i_ino; /* will go */ + this.hash = 0; err = -ENOMEM; dentry = d_alloc(pipe_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this); if (!dentry) goto err_inode; dentry->d_op = &pipefs_dentry_operations; - d_add(dentry, inode); + /* + * We dont want to publish this dentry into global dentry hash table. + * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED + * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on pipes + */ + dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED; + d_instantiate(dentry, inode); f->f_vfsmnt = mntget(pipe_mnt); f->f_dentry = dentry; f->f_mapping = inode->i_mapping;