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Linus Torvalds e7d33bb5ea lockref: add ability to mark lockrefs "dead" 
The only actual current lockref user (dcache) uses zero reference counts
even for perfectly live dentries, because it's a cache: there may not be
any users, but that doesn't mean that we want to throw away the dentry.

At the same time, the dentry cache does have a notion of a truly "dead"
dentry that we must not even increment the reference count of, because
we have pruned it and it is not valid.

Currently that distinction is not visible in the lockref itself, and the
dentry cache validation uses "lockref_get_or_lock()" to either get a new
reference to a dentry that already had existing references (and thus
cannot be dead), or get the dentry lock so that we can then verify the
dentry and increment the reference count under the lock if that
verification was successful.

That's all somewhat complicated.

This adds the concept of being "dead" to the lockref itself, by simply
using a count that is negative.  This allows a usage scenario where we
can increment the refcount of a dentry without having to validate it,
and pushing the special "we killed it" case into the lockref code.

The dentry code itself doesn't actually use this yet, and it's probably
too late in the merge window to do that code (the dentry_kill() code
with its "should I decrement the count" logic really is pretty complex
code), but let's introduce the concept at the lockref level now.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-09-07 15:49:18 -07:00
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fonts lib: Move fonts from drivers/video/console/ to lib/fonts/ 2013-06-28 10:28:22 +02:00
lz4 lib/lz4: correct the LZ4 license 2013-08-23 09:51:22 -07:00
lzo lib/lzo: Update LZO compression to current upstream version 2013-02-20 19:36:01 +01:00
mpi alpha: Modernize lib/mpi/longlong.h 2013-07-19 13:54:23 -07:00
raid6 lib/raid6: add ARM-NEON accelerated syndrome calculation 2013-07-08 22:09:18 +01:00
reed_solomon
xz decompressors: fix typo "POWERPC" 2013-03-13 15:21:48 -07:00
zlib_deflate zlib: slim down zlib_deflate() workspace when possible 2011-03-22 17:44:17 -07:00
zlib_inflate inflate_fast: sout is already a short so ptr arith was off by one. 2010-03-12 15:52:44 -08:00
.gitignore X.509: Implement simple static OID registry 2012-10-08 13:50:18 +10:30
argv_split.c argv_split(): teach it to handle mutable strings 2013-04-29 18:28:19 -07:00
asn1_decoder.c Nothing all that exciting; a new module-from-fd syscall for those who want 2012-12-19 07:55:08 -08:00
atomic64_test.c atomic64_test: simplify the #ifdef for atomic64_dec_if_positive() test 2012-07-30 17:25:16 -07:00
atomic64.c lib: atomic64: Initialize locks statically to fix early users 2012-12-20 13:50:16 -08:00
audit.c audit: support the "standard" <asm-generic/unistd.h> 2011-05-04 14:41:28 -04:00
average.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
bcd.c usb/core: use bin2bcd() for bcdDevice in RH 2012-09-10 11:13:16 -07:00
bch.c lib: add shared BCH ECC library 2011-03-11 14:25:50 +00:00
bitmap.c propagate name change to comments in kernel source 2012-12-06 10:39:54 +01:00
bitrev.c
bsearch.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
btree.c btree: catch NULL value before it does harm 2012-06-07 14:43:55 -07:00
bug.c taint: add explicit flag to show whether lock dep is still OK. 2013-01-21 17:17:57 +10:30
build_OID_registry X.509: do not emit any informational output 2013-06-19 17:54:06 +02:00
bust_spinlocks.c printk: Provide a wake_up_klogd() off-case 2013-03-22 16:41:20 -07:00
check_signature.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
checksum.c asm-generic headers: Allow yet more arch overrides in checksum.h 2013-02-11 20:00:33 +05:30
clz_ctz.c lib: add weak clz/ctz functions 2013-07-09 10:33:30 -07:00
clz_tab.c lib: Fix multiple definitions of clz_tab 2012-02-02 10:34:23 +11:00
cmdline.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
cordic.c Docs: wording: functions -> algorithm 2011-10-29 21:20:22 +02:00
cpu_rmap.c lib: cpu_rmap: avoid flushing all workqueues 2013-01-11 14:54:54 -08:00
cpu-notifier-error-inject.c cpu: rewrite cpu-notifier-error-inject module 2012-07-30 17:25:22 -07:00
cpumask.c bootmem: fix wrong call parameter for free_bootmem() 2012-12-11 17:22:28 -08:00
crc7.c
crc8.c lib: crc8: add new library module providing crc8 algorithm 2011-06-03 15:01:06 -04:00
crc16.c
crc32.c sections: fix const sections for crc32 table 2012-10-06 03:04:46 +09:00
crc32defs.h crc32: select an algorithm via Kconfig 2012-03-23 16:58:38 -07:00
crc-ccitt.c
crc-itu-t.c
crc-t10dif.c Reinstate "crypto: crct10dif - Wrap crc_t10dif function all to use crypto transform framework" 2013-09-07 12:56:26 +10:00
ctype.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
debug_locks.c mutex: Add support for wound/wait style locks 2013-06-26 12:10:56 +02:00
debugobjects.c debugobjects: Make debug_object_activate() return status 2013-08-18 17:39:55 -07:00
dec_and_lock.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
decompress_bunzip2.c decompress_bunzip2: remove invalid vi modeline 2011-12-06 10:00:05 +01:00
decompress_inflate.c decompressors: check input size in decompress_inflate.c 2011-01-13 08:03:25 -08:00
decompress_unlz4.c lib: add support for LZ4-compressed kernel 2013-07-09 10:33:30 -07:00
decompress_unlzma.c treewide: Fix comment and string typo 'bufer' 2011-12-06 09:53:40 +01:00
decompress_unlzo.c lib/lzo: Rename lzo1x_decompress.c to lzo1x_decompress_safe.c 2013-02-20 19:36:00 +01:00
decompress_unxz.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
decompress.c lib: add support for LZ4-compressed kernel 2013-07-09 10:33:30 -07:00
devres.c lib/devres.c: fix misplaced #endif 2013-02-27 19:10:09 -08:00
digsig.c Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security 2013-02-21 08:18:12 -08:00
div64.c Revert "math64: New div64_u64_rem helper" 2013-04-30 19:13:05 +02:00
dma-debug.c dma-debug: update DMA debug API to better handle multiple mappings of a buffer 2013-03-22 16:41:20 -07:00
dump_stack.c x86, asmlinkage: Make dump_stack visible 2013-08-06 14:21:01 -07:00
dynamic_debug.c dynamic debug: line queries failing due to uninitialized local variable 2013-08-28 12:10:53 -07:00
dynamic_queue_limits.c bql: Avoid possible inconsistent calculation. 2012-05-31 18:18:17 -04:00
earlycpio.c earlycpio.c: Fix the confusing comment of find_cpio_data(). 2013-08-14 23:24:01 +02:00
extable.c
fault-inject.c debugfs: add get/set for atomic types 2013-06-03 13:55:01 -07:00
fdt_ro.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
fdt_rw.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
fdt_strerror.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
fdt_sw.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
fdt_wip.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
fdt.c of/lib: Allow scripts/dtc/libfdt to be used from kernel code 2012-07-23 13:54:52 +01:00
find_last_bit.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
find_next_bit.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
flex_array.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
flex_proportions.c lib/flex_proportions.c: fix corruption of denominator in flexible proportions 2012-09-25 08:59:21 -07:00
gcd.c lib/gcd.c: prevent possible div by 0 2012-10-06 03:04:57 +09:00
gen_crc32table.c sections: fix const sections for crc32 table 2012-10-06 03:04:46 +09:00
genalloc.c genalloc: add devres support, allow to find a managed pool by device 2013-04-29 18:28:13 -07:00
halfmd4.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
hexdump.c dynamic_debug: dynamic hex dump 2013-01-17 12:19:09 -08:00
hweight.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
idr.c idr: print a stack dump after ida_remove warning 2013-07-03 16:08:04 -07:00
inflate.c MN10300: Don't try and #include <linux/slab.h> in lib/inflate.c from bootloader 2010-08-12 09:51:35 -07:00
int_sqrt.c lib/int_sqrt.c: optimize square root algorithm 2013-04-29 18:28:19 -07:00
interval_tree_test_main.c random32: rename random32 to prandom 2012-12-17 17:15:26 -08:00
interval_tree.c mm: interval tree updates 2012-10-09 16:22:40 +09:00
iomap_copy.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
iomap.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
iommu-helper.c The following text was taken from the original review request: 2012-03-24 10:24:31 -07:00
ioremap.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
iovec.c Hoist memcpy_fromiovec/memcpy_toiovec into lib/ 2013-05-20 10:24:22 +09:30
irq_regs.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
is_single_threaded.c
jedec_ddr_data.c ddr: add LPDDR2 data from JESD209-2 2012-05-02 00:04:06 -07:00
kasprintf.c lib/kasprintf.c: use kmalloc_track_caller() to get accurate traces for kvasprintf 2012-10-11 08:50:15 +09:00
Kconfig Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2013-09-07 14:31:18 -07:00
Kconfig.debug kobject: delayed kobject release: help find buggy drivers 2013-07-25 15:39:04 -07:00
Kconfig.kgdb treewide: Fix typo in printk 2013-06-18 13:48:45 +02:00
Kconfig.kmemcheck
kfifo.c kfifo: fix kfifo_alloc() and kfifo_init() 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
klist.c klist: del waiter from klist_remove_waiters before wakeup waitting process 2013-05-21 10:16:39 -07:00
kobject_uevent.c netlink: hide struct module parameter in netlink_kernel_create 2012-09-08 18:46:30 -04:00
kobject.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-09-07 14:35:32 -07:00
kstrtox.c kstrto*: add documentation 2012-12-17 17:15:22 -08:00
kstrtox.h lib/kstrtox: common code between kstrto*() and simple_strto*() functions 2011-10-31 17:30:56 -07:00
lcm.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
libcrc32c.c
list_debug.c rcu: Fix broken strings in RCU's source code. 2012-07-06 06:01:49 -07:00
list_sort.c lib/: rename random32() to prandom_u32() 2013-04-29 18:28:42 -07:00
llist.c llist: fix/simplify llist_add() and llist_add_batch() 2013-07-13 13:29:24 +04:00
locking-selftest-hardirq.h
locking-selftest-mutex.h
locking-selftest-rlock-hardirq.h
locking-selftest-rlock-softirq.h
locking-selftest-rlock.h
locking-selftest-rsem.h
locking-selftest-softirq.h
locking-selftest-spin-hardirq.h
locking-selftest-spin-softirq.h
locking-selftest-spin.h
locking-selftest-wlock-hardirq.h
locking-selftest-wlock-softirq.h
locking-selftest-wlock.h
locking-selftest-wsem.h
locking-selftest.c mutex: Move ww_mutex definitions to ww_mutex.h 2013-07-12 12:07:46 +02:00
lockref.c lockref: add ability to mark lockrefs "dead" 2013-09-07 15:49:18 -07:00
lru_cache.c lru_cache: introduce lc_get_cumulative() 2013-03-22 22:17:36 -06:00
Makefile lockref: uninline lockref helper functions 2013-09-02 11:58:20 -07:00
md5.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
memory-notifier-error-inject.c memory: memory notifier error injection module 2012-07-30 17:25:22 -07:00
memweight.c string: introduce memweight() 2012-07-30 17:25:16 -07:00
net_utils.c net: core: move mac_pton() to lib/net_utils.c 2013-06-05 12:00:27 -07:00
nlattr.c netlink: add minlen validation for the new signed types 2012-08-30 13:11:46 -04:00
notifier-error-inject.c mode_t, whack-a-mole at 11... 2013-04-09 14:13:05 -04:00
notifier-error-inject.h fault-injection: notifier error injection 2012-07-30 17:25:22 -07:00
of-reconfig-notifier-error-inject.c powerpc+of: Rename and fix OF reconfig notifier error inject module 2012-12-14 10:32:52 +11:00
oid_registry.c Give the OID registry file module info to avoid kernel tainting 2013-05-05 14:38:00 -07:00
parser.c lib/parser.c: fix up comments for valid return values from match_number 2013-02-21 17:22:25 -08:00
pci_iomap.c lib: add NO_GENERIC_PCI_IOPORT_MAP 2012-01-31 23:19:47 +02:00
percpu_counter.c kernel: delete __cpuinit usage from all core kernel files 2013-07-14 19:36:59 -04:00
percpu-refcount.c percpu-refcount: use RCU-sched insted of normal RCU 2013-06-16 16:12:26 -07:00
percpu-rwsem.c percpu_rw_semaphore: add lockdep annotations 2012-12-17 17:15:18 -08:00
plist.c lib/plist.c: make plist test announcements KERN_DEBUG 2012-10-06 03:04:58 +09:00
pm-notifier-error-inject.c PM: PM notifier error injection module 2012-07-30 17:25:22 -07:00
prio_heap.c
proportions.c locking, lib/proportions: Annotate prop_local_percpu::lock as raw 2011-09-13 11:11:50 +02:00
radix-tree.c radix-tree: fix contiguous iterator 2012-06-05 10:46:40 -07:00
random32.c prandom: introduce prandom_bytes() and prandom_bytes_state() 2012-12-17 17:15:26 -08:00
ratelimit.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
rational.c lib: Change mail address of Oskar Schirmer 2012-05-17 15:18:37 +02:00
rbtree_test.c rbtree_test: add __init/__exit annotations 2013-04-30 17:04:07 -07:00
rbtree.c lib/rbtree.c: avoid the use of non-static __always_inline 2013-01-11 14:54:56 -08:00
reciprocal_div.c sch_red: Adaptative RED AQM 2011-12-08 19:52:43 -05:00
rwsem-spinlock.c rwsem: simplify __rwsem_do_wake 2013-05-07 07:20:16 -07:00
rwsem.c rwsem: check counter to avoid cmpxchg calls 2013-05-07 16:11:51 -07:00
scatterlist.c lib/scatterlist: error handling in __sg_alloc_table() 2013-07-09 10:33:31 -07:00
sha1.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
show_mem.c mm, show_mem: suppress page counts in non-blockable contexts 2013-04-29 15:54:28 -07:00
smp_processor_id.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
sort.c
spinlock_debug.c lib/spinlock_debug: avoid livelock in do_raw_spin_lock() 2012-10-06 03:04:57 +09:00
stmp_device.c lib: add support for stmp-style devices 2012-04-20 23:27:08 +02:00
string_helpers.c lib/string_helpers: introduce generic string_unescape 2013-04-30 17:04:03 -07:00
string.c The following text was taken from the original review request: 2012-03-24 10:24:31 -07:00
strncpy_from_user.c word-at-a-time: make the interfaces truly generic 2012-05-26 11:33:40 -07:00
strnlen_user.c lib: Fix generic strnlen_user for 32-bit big-endian machines 2012-05-27 20:59:46 -07:00
swiotlb.c swiotlb: replace dma_length with sg_dma_len() macro 2013-08-09 11:28:42 -04:00
syscall.c lib: reduce the use of module.h wherever possible 2012-03-07 15:04:04 -05:00
test-kstrtox.c lib/test-kstrtox.c: mark const init data with __initconst instead of __initdata 2012-05-29 16:22:32 -07:00
test-string_helpers.c lib/string_helpers: introduce generic string_unescape 2013-04-30 17:04:03 -07:00
textsearch.c textsearch: doc - fix spelling in lib/textsearch.c. 2011-01-24 23:33:30 -08:00
timerqueue.c The following text was taken from the original review request: 2012-03-24 10:24:31 -07:00
ts_bm.c
ts_fsm.c
ts_kmp.c
ucs2_string.c Move utf16 functions to kernel core and rename 2013-04-15 21:23:03 +01:00
usercopy.c Kconfig: consolidate CONFIG_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS 2013-04-30 17:04:09 -07:00
uuid.c uuid: use prandom_bytes() 2013-04-29 18:28:42 -07:00
vsprintf.c add formats for dentry/file pathnames 2013-09-04 00:13:11 -04:00