[PATCH v2 1/6] super: remove pointless s_root checks
From: Christian Brauner
Date: Sat Mar 29 2025 - 04:43:49 EST
The locking guarantees that the superblock is alive and sb->s_root is
still set. Remove the pointless check.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/super.c | 19 ++++++-------------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 97a17f9d9023..dc14f4bf73a6 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -930,8 +930,7 @@ void iterate_supers(void (*f)(struct super_block *, void *), void *arg)
locked = super_lock_shared(sb);
if (locked) {
- if (sb->s_root)
- f(sb, arg);
+ f(sb, arg);
super_unlock_shared(sb);
}
@@ -967,11 +966,8 @@ void iterate_supers_type(struct file_system_type *type,
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
locked = super_lock_shared(sb);
- if (locked) {
- if (sb->s_root)
- f(sb, arg);
- super_unlock_shared(sb);
- }
+ if (locked)
+ f(sb, arg);
spin_lock(&sb_lock);
if (p)
@@ -991,18 +987,15 @@ struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t dev, bool excl)
spin_lock(&sb_lock);
list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
- if (sb->s_dev == dev) {
+ if (sb->s_dev == dev) {
bool locked;
sb->s_count++;
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
/* still alive? */
locked = super_lock(sb, excl);
- if (locked) {
- if (sb->s_root)
- return sb;
- super_unlock(sb, excl);
- }
+ if (locked)
+ return sb; /* caller will drop */
/* nope, got unmounted */
spin_lock(&sb_lock);
__put_super(sb);
--
2.47.2