This introduces the symmetric function to path_put() for getting a reference to the dentry and vfsmount of a struct path in the right order. Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher --- fs/namei.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- include/linux/path.h | 1 + 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: b/fs/namei.c =================================================================== --- a/fs/namei.c +++ b/fs/namei.c @@ -348,6 +348,20 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file } /** + * path_get - get a reference to a path + * @path: path to get the reference to + * + * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount. + */ +struct path *path_get(struct path *path) +{ + mntget(path->mnt); + dget(path->dentry); + return path; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get); + +/** * path_put - put a reference to a path * @path: path to put the reference to * @@ -1145,8 +1159,7 @@ static int fastcall do_path_lookup(int d if (retval) goto fput_fail; - nd->path.mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt); - nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry); + nd->path = *path_get(&file->f_path); fput_light(file, fput_needed); } Index: b/include/linux/path.h =================================================================== --- a/include/linux/path.h +++ b/include/linux/path.h @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct path { struct dentry *dentry; }; +extern struct path *path_get(struct path *); extern void path_put(struct path *); #endif /* _LINUX_PATH_H */ -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/