1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 47a65df8c87..85c96184995 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -109,6 +109,72 @@ static struct file_system_type anon_inode_fs_type = {
 };
 
 /**
+ * anon_inode_getfile_private - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an
+ *                      anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class"
+ *                      of the file
+ *
+ * @name:    [in]    name of the "class" of the new file
+ * @fops:    [in]    file operations for the new file
+ * @priv:    [in]    private data for the new file (will be file's private_data)
+ * @flags:   [in]    flags
+ *
+ *
+ * Similar to anon_inode_getfile, but each file holds a single inode.
+ *
+ */
+struct file *anon_inode_getfile_private(const char *name,
+					const struct file_operations *fops,
+					void *priv, int flags)
+{
+	struct qstr this;
+	struct path path;
+	struct file *file;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+	inode = anon_inode_mkinode(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto err_module;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Link the inode to a directory entry by creating a unique name
+	 * using the inode sequence number.
+	 */
+	file = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	this.name = name;
+	this.len = strlen(name);
+	this.hash = 0;
+	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
+	if (!path.dentry)
+		goto err_module;
+
+	path.mnt = mntget(anon_inode_mnt);
+
+	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
+
+	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		goto err_dput;
+
+	file->f_mapping = inode->i_mapping;
+	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
+	file->private_data = priv;
+
+	return file;
+
+err_dput:
+	path_put(&path);
+err_module:
+	module_put(fops->owner);
+	return file;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile_private);
+
+/**
  * anon_inode_getfile - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an
  *                      anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class"
  *                      of the file