[PATCH] vfs: document locking requirements for d_move and __d_move

[Jeff Layton]

d_move and __d_move have some pretty substantial locking requirements, but
they are not clearly documented. Add some comments spelling them out.

Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/dcache.c |    8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index be18598..759f167 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2138,8 +2138,9 @@ static void dentry_unlock_parents_for_move(struct dentry *dentry,
  * @target: new dentry
  *
  * Update the dcache to reflect the move of a file name. Negative
- * dcache entries should not be moved in this way.  Caller hold
- * rename_lock.
+ * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. Caller must hold
+ * rename_lock, the i_mutex of the source and target directories,
+ * and the sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex if they differ. See lock_rename().
  */
 static void __d_move(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target)
 {
@@ -2202,7 +2203,8 @@ static void __d_move(struct dentry * dentry, struct dentry * target)
  * @target: new dentry
  *
  * Update the dcache to reflect the move of a file name. Negative
- * dcache entries should not be moved in this way.
+ * dcache entries should not be moved in this way. See the locking
+ * requirements for __d_move.
  */
 void d_move(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *target)
 {
-- 
1.7.1

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