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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/dcache.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c index be18598c7fd..b05aac3a8cf 100644 --- a/fs/dcache.c +++ b/fs/dcache.c @@ -2138,8 +2138,9 @@ static void dentry_unlock_parents_for_move(struct dentry *dentry, * @target: new dentry * * Update the dcache to reflect the move of a file name. Negative - * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. Caller hold - * rename_lock. + * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. Caller must hold + * rename_lock, the i_mutex of the source and target directories, + * and the sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex if they differ. See lock_rename(). */ static void __d_move(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target) { @@ -2202,7 +2203,8 @@ static void __d_move(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target) * @target: new dentry * * Update the dcache to reflect the move of a file name. Negative - * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. + * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. See the locking + * requirements for __d_move. */ void d_move(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *target) { @@ -2320,7 +2322,8 @@ static void __d_materialise_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *anon) * @inode: inode to bind to the dentry, to which aliases may be attached * * Introduces an dentry into the tree, substituting an extant disconnected - * root directory alias in its place if there is one + * root directory alias in its place if there is one. Caller must hold the + * i_mutex of the parent directory. */ struct dentry *d_materialise_unique(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode) { |