Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] VFS: Prepare atomic_open() for dentry_create()

[Benjamin Coddington]

On 18 Nov 2025, at 20:32, NeilBrown wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Nov 2025, Benjamin Coddington wrote:
>> The next patch allows dentry_create() to call atomic_open(), but it does
>> not have fabricated nameidata.  Let atomic_open() take a path instead.
>
> I think this commit message could usefully be longer and more details.
>
>  atomic_open() currently takes a nameidata of which it only uses the
>  path and the flags.  Flags are only used to update open_flags.  That
>  update can happen before atomic_open() is called which would mean that
>  only the path need be passed to atomic_open() rather than the whole
>  nameidata.  This will make it easier for dentry_create() To call
>  atomic_open().

Thank you!  I'll add this.

Ben