Re: [PATCH v3 07/38] vfs: make vfs_create break delegations on parent directory

From: Jan Kara

Date: Fri Sep 26 2025 - 11:23:51 EST


On Wed 24-09-25 14:05:53, Jeff Layton wrote:
> In order to add directory delegation support, we need to break
> delegations on the parent whenever there is going to be a change in the
> directory.
>
> Rename vfs_create as __vfs_create, make it static, and add a new
> delegated_inode parameter. Fix do_mknodat to call __vfs_create and wait
> for a delegation break if there is one. Add a new exported vfs_create
> wrapper that passes in NULL for delegated_inode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

Honza

> ---
> fs/namei.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
> index 903b70a82530938a0fdf10508529a1b7cc38136d..d4b8330a3eb97e205dc2e71766fed1e45503323b 100644
> --- a/fs/namei.c
> +++ b/fs/namei.c
> @@ -3370,6 +3370,32 @@ static inline umode_t vfs_prepare_mode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> return mode;
> }
>
> +static int __vfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> + struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool want_excl,
> + struct inode **delegated_inode)
> +{
> + int error;
> +
> + error = may_create(idmap, dir, dentry);
> + if (error)
> + return error;
> +
> + if (!dir->i_op->create)
> + return -EACCES; /* shouldn't it be ENOSYS? */
> +
> + mode = vfs_prepare_mode(idmap, dir, mode, S_IALLUGO, S_IFREG);
> + error = security_inode_create(dir, dentry, mode);
> + if (error)
> + return error;
> + error = try_break_deleg(dir, delegated_inode);
> + if (error)
> + return error;
> + error = dir->i_op->create(idmap, dir, dentry, mode, want_excl);
> + if (!error)
> + fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
> + return error;
> +}
> +
> /**
> * vfs_create - create new file
> * @idmap: idmap of the mount the inode was found from
> @@ -3389,23 +3415,7 @@ static inline umode_t vfs_prepare_mode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> int vfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool want_excl)
> {
> - int error;
> -
> - error = may_create(idmap, dir, dentry);
> - if (error)
> - return error;
> -
> - if (!dir->i_op->create)
> - return -EACCES; /* shouldn't it be ENOSYS? */
> -
> - mode = vfs_prepare_mode(idmap, dir, mode, S_IALLUGO, S_IFREG);
> - error = security_inode_create(dir, dentry, mode);
> - if (error)
> - return error;
> - error = dir->i_op->create(idmap, dir, dentry, mode, want_excl);
> - if (!error)
> - fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
> - return error;
> + return __vfs_create(idmap, dir, dentry, mode, want_excl, NULL);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_create);
>
> @@ -4278,6 +4288,7 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> struct path path;
> int error;
> unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
> + struct inode *delegated_inode = NULL;
>
> error = may_mknod(mode);
> if (error)
> @@ -4296,8 +4307,9 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> idmap = mnt_idmap(path.mnt);
> switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
> case 0: case S_IFREG:
> - error = vfs_create(idmap, path.dentry->d_inode,
> - dentry, mode, true);
> + error = __vfs_create(idmap, path.dentry->d_inode,
> + dentry, mode, true,
> + &delegated_inode);
> if (!error)
> security_path_post_mknod(idmap, dentry);
> break;
> @@ -4312,6 +4324,11 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> }
> out2:
> done_path_create(&path, dentry);
> + if (delegated_inode) {
> + error = break_deleg_wait(&delegated_inode);
> + if (!error)
> + goto retry;
> + }
> if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
> lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
> goto retry;
>
> --
> 2.51.0
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR