[PATCH 02/20] ovl: stop using d_alloc_anon()/d_instantiate_anon()

From: Al Viro
Date: Fri Nov 24 2023 - 01:10:16 EST


From: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>

Commit f9c34674bc60 ("vfs: factor out helpers d_instantiate_anon() and
d_alloc_anon()") was introduced so overlayfs could initialize a non-dir
disconnected overlay dentry before overlay inode is attached to it.

Since commit ("0af950f57fef ovl: move ovl_entry into ovl_inode"), all
ovl_obtain_alias() can do is set DCACHE_OP_*REVALIDATE flags in ->d_flags
and OVL_E_UPPER_ALIAS flag in ->d_fsdata.

The DCACHE_OP_*REVALIDATE flags and OVL_E_UPPER_ALIAS flag are irrelevant
for a disconnected non-dir dentry, so it is better to use d_obtain_alias()
instead of open coding it.

Suggested-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/overlayfs/export.c | 23 +----------------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/export.c b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
index 7e16bbcad95e..9e316d5f936e 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_obtain_alias(struct super_block *sb,
{
struct dentry *lower = lowerpath ? lowerpath->dentry : NULL;
struct dentry *upper = upper_alias ?: index;
- struct dentry *dentry;
struct inode *inode = NULL;
struct ovl_entry *oe;
struct ovl_inode_params oip = {
@@ -320,27 +319,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_obtain_alias(struct super_block *sb,
if (upper)
ovl_set_flag(OVL_UPPERDATA, inode);

- dentry = d_find_any_alias(inode);
- if (dentry)
- goto out_iput;
-
- dentry = d_alloc_anon(inode->i_sb);
- if (unlikely(!dentry))
- goto nomem;
-
- if (upper_alias)
- ovl_dentry_set_upper_alias(dentry);
-
- ovl_dentry_init_reval(dentry, upper, OVL_I_E(inode));
-
- return d_instantiate_anon(dentry, inode);
-
-nomem:
- dput(dentry);
- dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-out_iput:
- iput(inode);
- return dentry;
+ return d_obtain_alias(inode);
}

/* Get the upper or lower dentry in stack whose on layer @idx */
--
2.39.2