linux-kernel - Re: Anonymous inode cleanup?

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Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:10:10 -0800
From:	Rajat Jain <rajatxjain@...il.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Anonymous inode cleanup?

I see reference taken for the path and module in anon_inode_getfile()

Don't I need to drop that, or would fput() do it for me?

        path_put(&path);
        module_put(fops->owner);

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:28:38PM -0800, Rajat Jain wrote:
>
>> > _If_ you are returning them via a sucky API, the right sequence is
>> >         reserve the descriptor(s)
>> >         set the file(s) up
>> >         fill whatever structure you'll be using to report descriptors to
>> > userland and copy it to userland memory
>>
>> If this step fails, what is the cleanup needed for "set the files up"
>> anon_inode_getfile() step? is it fput()?
>
> Yes.
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