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Dmitry Kadashev 0ee50b4753 namei: change filename_parentat() calling conventions
Since commit 5c31b6cedb ("namei: saner calling conventions for
filename_parentat()") filename_parentat() had the following behavior WRT
the passed in struct filename *:

* On error the name is consumed (putname() is called on it);
* On success the name is returned back as the return value;

Now there is a need for filename_create() and filename_lookup() variants
that do not consume the passed filename, and following the same "consume
the name only on error" semantics is proven to be hard to reason about
and result in confusing code.

Hence this preparation change splits filename_parentat() into two: one
that always consumes the name and another that never consumes the name.
This will allow to implement two filename_create() variants in the same
way, and is a consistent and hopefully easier to reason about approach.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/CAOKbgA7MiqZAq3t-HDCpSGUFfco4hMA9ArAE-74fTpU+EkvKPw@mail.gmail.com/
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@ubuntu.com>
Acked-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kadashev <dkadashev@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210708063447.3556403-3-dkadashev@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2021-08-23 13:41:26 -06:00
arch powerpc fixes for 5.14 #6 2021-08-22 09:49:31 -07:00
block block-5.14-2021-08-20 2021-08-21 08:11:22 -07:00
certs Kbuild updates for v5.13 (2nd) 2021-05-08 10:00:11 -07:00
crypto crypto: drbg - select SHA512 2021-07-16 15:49:31 +08:00
Documentation RISC-V Fixes for 5.14-rc7 2021-08-21 11:04:26 -07:00
drivers Two clk driver fixes 2021-08-21 11:27:16 -07:00
fs namei: change filename_parentat() calling conventions 2021-08-23 13:41:26 -06:00
include io_uring: remove files pointer in cancellation functions 2021-08-23 13:10:37 -06:00
init init: Suppress wrong warning for bootconfig cmdline parameter 2021-08-12 13:35:57 -04:00
ipc Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2021-07-02 12:08:10 -07:00
kernel io_uring: remove files pointer in cancellation functions 2021-08-23 13:10:37 -06:00
lib lib: use PFN_PHYS() in devmem_is_allowed() 2021-08-13 14:09:32 -10:00
LICENSES LICENSES/dual/CC-BY-4.0: Git rid of "smart quotes" 2021-07-15 06:31:24 -06:00
mm hugetlb: don't pass page cache pages to restore_reserve_on_error 2021-08-20 11:31:42 -07:00
net mptcp: full fully established support after ADD_ADDR 2021-08-19 12:16:54 +01:00
samples Networking fixes for 5.14-rc2, including fixes from bpf and netfilter. 2021-07-14 09:24:32 -07:00
scripts Kbuild fixes for v5.14 (2nd) 2021-08-07 10:03:02 -07:00
security bpf: Add lockdown check for probe_write_user helper 2021-08-10 10:10:10 +02:00
sound another sound-fixes for 5.14-rc7 2021-08-20 12:31:10 -07:00
tools Networking fixes for 5.14-rc7, including fixes from bpf, wireless and 2021-08-19 12:33:43 -07:00
usr .gitignore: prefix local generated files with a slash 2021-05-02 00:43:35 +09:00
virt KVM: Do not leak memory for duplicate debugfs directories 2021-08-04 06:02:03 -04:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with the latest for_each macro list 2021-05-12 23:32:39 +02:00
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.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore .gitignore: ignore only top-level modules.builtin 2021-05-02 00:43:35 +09:00
.mailmap m68k updates for v5.14 2021-06-28 14:01:03 -07:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: move Murali Karicheri to credits 2021-04-29 15:47:30 -07:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2021-08-20 13:08:56 -07:00
Makefile Linux 5.14-rc7 2021-08-22 14:24:56 -07:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.