[PATCH v6 1/2] vfs: export invalidate_inodes()

From: Luis Henriques
Date: Mon Feb 17 2025 - 08:39:06 EST


Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/inode.c | 1 +
fs/internal.h | 1 -
include/linux/fs.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 5587aabdaa5e..88387ecb2c34 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ void invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb)

dispose_list(&dispose);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalidate_inodes);

/*
* Isolate the inode from the LRU in preparation for freeing it.
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index e7f02ae1e098..7cb515cede3f 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ bool in_group_or_capable(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
* fs-writeback.c
*/
extern long get_nr_dirty_inodes(void);
-void invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb);

/*
* dcache.c
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 2c3b2f8a621f..ff016885646e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3270,6 +3270,7 @@ extern void discard_new_inode(struct inode *);
extern unsigned int get_next_ino(void);
extern void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb);
void dump_mapping(const struct address_space *);
+extern void invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb);

/*
* Userspace may rely on the inode number being non-zero. For example, glibc