linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/7] step_into(): move fetching ->d_inode past handle

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Message-ID: <YsN07/fVcHSbDDlm@ZenIV>
Date:   Tue, 5 Jul 2022 00:17:03 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
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Subject: [PATCH 7/7] step_into(): move fetching ->d_inode past handle_mounts()

... and lose messing with it in __follow_mount_rcu()

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 fs/namei.c | 31 +++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index cdb61d09df79..f2c99e75b578 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_down);
  * Try to skip to top of mountpoint pile in rcuwalk mode.  Fail if
  * we meet a managed dentry that would need blocking.
  */
-static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
-			       struct inode **inode)
+static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 	unsigned int flags = dentry->d_flags;
@@ -1501,13 +1500,6 @@ static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 				dentry = path->dentry = mounted->mnt.mnt_root;
 				nd->state |= ND_JUMPED;
 				nd->next_seq = read_seqcount_begin(&dentry->d_seq);
-				*inode = dentry->d_inode;
-				/*
-				 * We don't need to re-check ->d_seq after this
-				 * ->d_inode read - there will be an RCU delay
-				 * between mount hash removal and ->mnt_root
-				 * becoming unpinned.
-				 */
 				flags = dentry->d_flags;
 				// makes sure that non-RCU pathwalk could reach
 				// this state.
@@ -1523,7 +1515,7 @@ static bool __follow_mount_rcu(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 }
 
 static inline int handle_mounts(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
-			  struct path *path, struct inode **inode)
+			  struct path *path)
 {
 	bool jumped;
 	int ret;
@@ -1532,12 +1524,7 @@ static inline int handle_mounts(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 	path->dentry = dentry;
 	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
 		unsigned int seq = nd->next_seq;
-		*inode = dentry->d_inode;
-		if (read_seqcount_retry(&dentry->d_seq, seq))
-			return -ECHILD;
-		if (unlikely(!*inode))
-			return -ENOENT;
-		if (likely(__follow_mount_rcu(nd, path, inode)))
+		if (likely(__follow_mount_rcu(nd, path)))
 			return 0;
 		// *path and nd->next_seq might've been clobbered
 		path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
@@ -1557,8 +1544,6 @@ static inline int handle_mounts(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 		dput(path->dentry);
 		if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt)
 			mntput(path->mnt);
-	} else {
-		*inode = d_backing_inode(path->dentry);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1839,15 +1824,21 @@ static const char *step_into(struct nameidata *nd, int flags,
 {
 	struct path path;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	int err = handle_mounts(nd, dentry, &path, &inode);
+	int err = handle_mounts(nd, dentry, &path);
 
 	if (err < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (likely(!d_is_symlink(path.dentry)) ||
 	   ((flags & WALK_TRAILING) && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW)) ||
 	   (flags & WALK_NOFOLLOW)) {
 		/* not a symlink or should not follow */
-		if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)) {
+		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
+			if (read_seqcount_retry(&path.dentry->d_seq, nd->next_seq))
+				return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+			if (unlikely(!inode))
+				return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		} else {
 			dput(nd->path.dentry);
 			if (nd->path.mnt != path.mnt)
 				mntput(nd->path.mnt);
-- 
2.30.2