linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 20/27] ocxlflash_getfile(): switch to alloc_file

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Message-Id: <20180709045417.13988-20-viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Mon,  9 Jul 2018 05:54:10 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 20/27] ocxlflash_getfile(): switch to alloc_file_pseudo()

From: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c | 23 ++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
index 497a68389461..6d0632174ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ static struct file *ocxlflash_getfile(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 				      const struct file_operations *fops,
 				      void *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct qstr this;
-	struct path path;
 	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner)) {
@@ -116,26 +114,13 @@ static struct file *ocxlflash_getfile(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		goto err3;
 	}
 
-	this.name = name;
-	this.len = strlen(name);
-	this.hash = 0;
-	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(ocxlflash_vfs_mount->mnt_sb, &this);
-	if (!path.dentry) {
-		dev_err(dev, "%s: d_alloc_pseudo failed\n", __func__);
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err4;
-	}
-
-	path.mnt = mntget(ocxlflash_vfs_mount);
-	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
-
-	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, ocxlflash_vfs_mount, name,
+				 OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(file);
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: alloc_file failed rc=%d\n",
 			__func__, rc);
-		path_put(&path);
-		goto err3;
+		goto err4;
 	}
 
 	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
-- 
2.11.0