d9395512c5
the next dentry in nameidata simplifies life considerably,
especially if we delay fetching ->d_inode until step_into().
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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Merge tag 'pull-work.namei' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs
Pull vfs namei updates from Al Viro:
"RCU pathwalk cleanups.
Storing sampled ->d_seq of the next dentry in nameidata simplifies
life considerably, especially if we delay fetching ->d_inode until
step_into()"
* tag 'pull-work.namei' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
step_into(): move fetching ->d_inode past handle_mounts()
lookup_fast(): don't bother with inode
follow_dotdot{,_rcu}(): don't bother with inode
step_into(): lose inode argument
namei: stash the sampled ->d_seq into nameidata
namei: move clearing LOOKUP_RCU towards rcu_read_unlock()
switch try_to_unlazy_next() to __legitimize_mnt()
follow_dotdot{,_rcu}(): change calling conventions
namei: get rid of pointless unlikely(read_seqcount_retry(...))
__follow_mount_rcu(): verify that mount_lock remains unchanged
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