linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] nfsctl: Use vfs_path

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Date:	Sun,  6 May 2007 13:41:27 -0400
From:	"Josef 'Jeff' Sipek" <jsipek@...sunysb.edu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@....linux.org.uk,
	Trond.Myklebust@...app.com, neilb@...e.de, mhalcrow@...ibm.com,
	"Josef 'Jeff' Sipek" <jsipek@...sunysb.edu>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] nfsctl: Use vfs_path_lookup

use vfs_path_lookup instead of open-coding the necessary functionality.

Signed-off-by: Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jsipek@...sunysb.edu>
---
 fs/nfsctl.c |   15 +++++----------
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsctl.c
index c043136..c97df14 100644
--- a/fs/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsctl.c
@@ -23,19 +23,14 @@
 static struct file *do_open(char *name, int flags)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int error;
 
-	nd.mnt = do_kern_mount("nfsd", 0, "nfsd", NULL);
+	mnt = do_kern_mount("nfsd", 0, "nfsd", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+		return (struct file *)mnt;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(nd.mnt))
-		return (struct file *)nd.mnt;
-
-	nd.dentry = dget(nd.mnt->mnt_root);
-	nd.last_type = LAST_ROOT;
-	nd.flags = 0;
-	nd.depth = 0;
-
-	error = path_walk(name, &nd);
+	error = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, name, 0, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
-- 
1.5.2.rc1.20.g86b9

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