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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/namei.c | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/path.h | 1 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -363,6 +363,19 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file) } /** + * path_get - get a reference to a path + * @path: path to get the reference to + * + * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount. + */ +void path_get(struct path *path) +{ + mntget(path->mnt); + dget(path->dentry); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get); + +/** * path_put - put a reference to a path * @path: path to put the reference to * @@ -1160,8 +1173,8 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name, if (retval) goto fput_fail; - nd->path.mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt); - nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry); + nd->path = file->f_path; + path_get(&file->f_path); fput_light(file, fput_needed); } diff --git a/include/linux/path.h b/include/linux/path.h index 4d976f9..915e0c3 100644 --- a/include/linux/path.h +++ b/include/linux/path.h @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct path { struct dentry *dentry; }; +extern void path_get(struct path *); extern void path_put(struct path *); #endif /* _LINUX_PATH_H */ |
