linux-kernel - [PATCH 03/13] vfs: add try_break_deleg calls for parents to vfs

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Message-Id: <20251013-dir-deleg-ro-v1-3-406780a70e5e@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:48:01 -0400
From: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
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Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
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 Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 03/13] vfs: add try_break_deleg calls for parents to
 vfs_{link,rename,unlink}

In order to add directory delegation support, we need to break
delegations on the parent whenever there is going to be a change in the
directory.

vfs_link, vfs_unlink, and vfs_rename all have existing delegation break
handling for the children in the rename. Add the necessary calls for
breaking delegations in the parent(s) as well.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
---
 fs/namei.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 7377020a2cba02501483020e0fc93c279fb38d3e..6e61e0215b34134b1690f864e2719e3f82cf71a8 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4667,6 +4667,9 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	else {
 		error = security_inode_unlink(dir, dentry);
 		if (!error) {
+			error = try_break_deleg(dir, delegated_inode);
+			if (error)
+				goto out;
 			error = try_break_deleg(target, delegated_inode);
 			if (error)
 				goto out;
@@ -4936,7 +4939,9 @@ int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	else if (max_links && inode->i_nlink >= max_links)
 		error = -EMLINK;
 	else {
-		error = try_break_deleg(inode, delegated_inode);
+		error = try_break_deleg(dir, delegated_inode);
+		if (!error)
+			error = try_break_deleg(inode, delegated_inode);
 		if (!error)
 			error = dir->i_op->link(old_dentry, dir, new_dentry);
 	}
@@ -5203,6 +5208,14 @@ int vfs_rename(struct renamedata *rd)
 		    old_dir->i_nlink >= max_links)
 			goto out;
 	}
+	error = try_break_deleg(old_dir, delegated_inode);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+	if (new_dir != old_dir) {
+		error = try_break_deleg(new_dir, delegated_inode);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+	}
 	if (!is_dir) {
 		error = try_break_deleg(source, delegated_inode);
 		if (error)

-- 
2.51.0