linux-kernel - Re: Anonymous inode cleanup?

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Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:24:27 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Rajat Jain <rajatxjain@...il.com>
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?

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 01:10:10PM -0800, Rajat Jain wrote:
> 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);

        dput(dentry);
        mntput(mnt);
in the very end of __fput()

>         module_put(fops->owner);

        fops_put(file->f_op);
slightly earlier in the same function.
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