[PATCH] devfs_mk_symlink simplification

From: Christoph Hellwig (hch@lst.de)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 12:39:38 EST


All devfs_mk_symlink arguments except the from and to strings are
unused. Bring the prototype in shape.

diff -Nru a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 
         from = line_driver->symlink_from;
         to = line_driver->symlink_to;
- err = devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, from, 0, to, NULL, NULL);
+ err = devfs_mk_symlink(from, to);
         if(err) printk("Symlink creation from /dev/%s to /dev/%s "
                        "returned %d\n", from, to, err);
 
diff -Nru a/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@
         devfs_register (NULL, "mmapper", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
                         30, 0, S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
                         &mmapper_fops, NULL);
- devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, "mmapper0", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, "mmapper",
- NULL, NULL);
+ devfs_mk_symlink("mmapper0", "mmapper");
         return(0);
 }
 
diff -Nru a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -1089,8 +1089,6 @@
         .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static devfs_handle_t _ctl_handle;
-
 static struct miscdevice _dm_misc = {
         .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
         .name = DM_NAME,
@@ -1115,8 +1113,7 @@
                 return r;
         }
 
- r = devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, DM_DIR "/control", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
- "../misc/" DM_NAME, &_ctl_handle, NULL);
+ r = devfs_mk_symlink(DM_DIR "/control", "../misc/" DM_NAME);
         if (r) {
                 DMERR("devfs_mk_symlink failed for control device");
                 goto failed;
diff -Nru a/drivers/media/radio/miropcm20-rds.c b/drivers/media/radio/miropcm20-rds.c
--- a/drivers/media/radio/miropcm20-rds.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/miropcm20-rds.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
- error = devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, "v4l/rds/radiotext", 0,
- "../misc/radiotext", NULL, NULL);
+ error = devfs_mk_symlink("v4l/rds/radiotext",
+ "../misc/radiotext");
         if (error)
                 misc_deregister(&rds_miscdev);
 
diff -Nru a/fs/devfs/base.c b/fs/devfs/base.c
--- a/fs/devfs/base.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/fs/devfs/base.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -1607,8 +1607,7 @@
 } /* End Function devfs_unregister */
 
 static int devfs_do_symlink (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name,
- unsigned int flags, const char *link,
- devfs_handle_t *handle, void *info)
+ const char *link, devfs_handle_t *handle)
 {
     int err;
     unsigned int linklength;
@@ -1638,7 +1637,7 @@
         kfree (newlink);
         return -ENOTDIR;
     }
- de->info = info;
+ de->info = NULL;
     de->u.symlink.linkname = newlink;
     de->u.symlink.length = linklength;
     if ( ( err = _devfs_append_entry (dir, de, NULL) ) != 0 )
@@ -1660,32 +1659,25 @@
 
 /**
  * devfs_mk_symlink Create a symbolic link in the devfs namespace.
- * @dir: The handle to the parent devfs directory entry. If this is %NULL the
- * new name is relative to the root of the devfs.
- * @name: The name of the entry.
- * @flags: A set of bitwise-ORed flags (DEVFS_FL_*).
- * @link: The destination name.
- * @handle: The handle to the symlink entry is written here. This may be %NULL.
- * @info: An arbitrary pointer which will be associated with the entry.
+ * @from: The name of the entry.
+ * @to: Name of the destination
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, else a negative error code is returned.
  */
 
-int devfs_mk_symlink (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name, unsigned int flags,
- const char *link, devfs_handle_t *handle, void *info)
+int devfs_mk_symlink(const char *from, const char *to)
 {
- int err;
- devfs_handle_t de;
+ devfs_handle_t de;
+ int err;
 
- if (handle != NULL) *handle = NULL;
- DPRINTK (DEBUG_REGISTER, "(%s)\n", name);
- err = devfs_do_symlink (dir, name, flags, link, &de, info);
- if (err) return err;
- if (handle == NULL) de->vfs_deletable = TRUE;
- else *handle = de;
- devfsd_notify (de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED, flags & DEVFS_FL_WAIT);
- return 0;
-} /* End Function devfs_mk_symlink */
+ err = devfs_do_symlink(NULL, from, to, &de);
+ if (!err) {
+ de->vfs_deletable = TRUE;
+ devfsd_notify(de, DEVFSD_NOTIFY_REGISTERED, 0);
+ }
+
+ return err;
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -2398,8 +2390,7 @@
     /* First try to get the devfs entry for this directory */
     parent = get_devfs_entry_from_vfs_inode (dir);
     if (parent == NULL) return -ENOENT;
- err = devfs_do_symlink (parent, dentry->d_name.name, DEVFS_FL_NONE,
- symname, &de, NULL);
+ err = devfs_do_symlink (parent, dentry->d_name.name, symname, &de);
     DPRINTK (DEBUG_DISABLED, "(%s): errcode from <devfs_do_symlink>: %d\n",
              dentry->d_name.name, err);
     if (err < 0) return err;
diff -Nru a/fs/devfs/util.c b/fs/devfs/util.c
--- a/fs/devfs/util.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/fs/devfs/util.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 int devfs_register_tape (devfs_handle_t de)
 {
     int pos;
- devfs_handle_t slave;
     char name[32], dest[64];
     static unsigned int tape_counter;
     int n = tape_counter++;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@
     if (pos < 0) return -1;
     strncpy (dest + pos, "../", 3);
     sprintf (name, "tapes/tape%u", n);
- devfs_mk_symlink (NULL, name, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, dest + pos, &slave, NULL);
+ devfs_mk_symlink (name, dest + pos);
     return n;
 } /* End Function devfs_register_tape */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfs_register_tape);
diff -Nru a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
         int pos = 0;
- devfs_handle_t dir, slave;
+ devfs_handle_t dir;
         char dirname[64], symlink[16];
 
         if (dev->flags & GENHD_FL_DEVFS) {
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@
         }
         dev->number = devfs_alloc_unique_number (&disc_numspace);
         sprintf(symlink, "discs/disc%d", dev->number);
- devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, symlink, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
- dirname + pos, &slave, NULL);
+ devfs_mk_symlink(symlink, dirname + pos);
         dev->disk_de = devfs_register(dir, "disc", 0,
                             dev->major, dev->first_minor,
                             S_IFBLK | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dev->fops, NULL);
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@
         sprintf(vname, "cdroms/cdrom%d", dev->number);
         if (dev->de) {
                 int pos;
- devfs_handle_t slave;
                 char rname[64];
 
                 dev->disk_de = devfs_register(dev->de, "cd", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
@@ -233,8 +231,7 @@
                 pos = devfs_generate_path(dev->disk_de, rname+3, sizeof(rname)-3);
                 if (pos >= 0) {
                         strncpy(rname + pos, "../", 3);
- devfs_mk_symlink(NULL, vname, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
- rname + pos, &slave, NULL);
+ devfs_mk_symlink(vname, rname + pos);
                 }
         } else {
                 dev->disk_de = devfs_register (NULL, vname, DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
diff -Nru a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h
--- a/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
+++ b/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h Sat Mar 22 15:37:12 2003
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
                                       unsigned int major, unsigned int minor,
                                       umode_t mode, void *ops, void *info);
 extern void devfs_unregister (devfs_handle_t de);
-extern int devfs_mk_symlink (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name,
- unsigned int flags, const char *link,
- devfs_handle_t *handle, void *info);
+extern int devfs_mk_symlink (const char *name, const char *link);
 extern devfs_handle_t devfs_mk_dir (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name,
                                     void *info);
 extern int devfs_generate_path (devfs_handle_t de, char *path, int buflen);
@@ -78,9 +76,7 @@
 {
     return;
 }
-static inline int devfs_mk_symlink (devfs_handle_t dir, const char *name,
- unsigned int flags, const char *link,
- devfs_handle_t *handle, void *info)
+static inline int devfs_mk_symlink (const char *name, const char *link)
 {
     return 0;
 }
-
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