securityfs uses simple_recursive_removal(), but does not bother to mark dentries persistent. This is the only place where it still happens; get rid of that irregularity. * use simple_{start,done}_creating() and d_make_persitent(); kill_litter_super() use was already gone, since we empty the filesystem instance before it gets shut down. Signed-off-by: Al Viro --- security/inode.c | 33 ++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c index bf7b5e2e6955..73df5db7f831 100644 --- a/security/inode.c +++ b/security/inode.c @@ -127,24 +127,19 @@ static struct dentry *securityfs_create_dentry(const char *name, umode_t mode, parent = mount->mnt_root; } - dir = d_inode(parent); - - inode_lock(dir); - dentry = lookup_noperm(&QSTR(name), parent); - if (IS_ERR(dentry)) + inode = new_inode(parent->d_sb); + if (unlikely(!inode)) { + dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); goto out; - - if (d_really_is_positive(dentry)) { - error = -EEXIST; - goto out1; } - inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb); - if (!inode) { - error = -ENOMEM; - goto out1; - } + dir = d_inode(parent); + dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name); + if (IS_ERR(dentry)) { + iput(inode); + goto out; + } inode->i_ino = get_next_ino(); inode->i_mode = mode; simple_inode_init_ts(inode); @@ -160,15 +155,11 @@ static struct dentry *securityfs_create_dentry(const char *name, umode_t mode, } else { inode->i_fop = fops; } - d_instantiate(dentry, inode); - inode_unlock(dir); - return dentry; + d_make_persistent(dentry, inode); + simple_done_creating(dentry); + return dentry; // borrowed -out1: - dput(dentry); - dentry = ERR_PTR(error); out: - inode_unlock(dir); if (pinned) simple_release_fs(&mount, &mount_count); return dentry; -- 2.47.3