[v6.7][PATCH 22/23] eventfs: Remove fsnotify*() functions from lookup()

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Sat Feb 03 2024 - 20:22:21 EST


From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

The dentries and inodes are created when referenced in the lookup code.
There's no reason to call fsnotify_*() functions when they are created by
a reference. It doesn't make any sense.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20240201002719.GS2087318@ZenIV/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20240201161617.166973329@xxxxxxxxxxx

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: a376007917776 ("eventfs: Implement functions to create files and dirs when accessed");
Suggested-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/tracefs/event_inode.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index ca7daee7c811..9e031e5a2713 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_file(struct eventfs_inode *parent_ei,
dentry->d_fsdata = get_ei(parent_ei);

d_add(dentry, inode);
- fsnotify_create(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, dentry);
return NULL;
};

@@ -408,7 +407,6 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_dir_entry(struct dentry *dentry,
inc_nlink(inode);
d_add(dentry, inode);
inc_nlink(dentry->d_parent->d_inode);
- fsnotify_mkdir(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, dentry);
return NULL;
}

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