vfs: replace calling i_op->readlink with vfs_readlink()

Also check d_is_symlink() in callers instead of inode->i_op->readlink
because following patches will allow NULL ->readlink for symlinks.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 5b4eed2..12a4159 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4669,6 +4669,27 @@ int generic_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_readlink);
 
 /**
+ * vfs_readlink - copy symlink body into userspace buffer
+ * @dentry: dentry on which to get symbolic link
+ * @buffer: user memory pointer
+ * @buflen: size of buffer
+ *
+ * Does not touch atime.  That's up to the caller if necessary
+ *
+ * Does not call security hook.
+ */
+int vfs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+
+	if (!inode->i_op->readlink)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return inode->i_op->readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_readlink);
+
+/**
  * vfs_get_link - get symlink body
  * @dentry: dentry on which to get symbolic link
  * @done: caller needs to free returned data with this