From: Dave Hansen <hansendc@us.ibm.com> These should have been documented from the beginning. Fix it. Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <hansendc@us.ibm.com> --- --- include/linux/fs.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) Index: 2.6.22-rc4-mm2-robindmount/include/linux/fs.h =================================================================== --- 2.6.22-rc4-mm2-robindmount.orig/include/linux/fs.h +++ 2.6.22-rc4-mm2-robindmount/include/linux/fs.h @@ -1403,6 +1403,14 @@ static inline void mark_inode_dirty_sync __mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC); } +/** + * inc_nlink - directly increment an inode's link count + * @inode: inode + * + * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any + * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. Currently, + * it is only here for parity with dec_nlink(). + */ static inline void inc_nlink(struct inode *inode) { inode->i_nlink++; @@ -1414,11 +1422,30 @@ static inline void inode_inc_link_count( mark_inode_dirty(inode); } +/** + * drop_nlink - directly drop an inode's link count + * @inode: inode + * + * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any + * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. In cases + * where we are attempting to track writes to the + * filesystem, a decrement to zero means an imminent + * write when the file is truncated and actually unlinked + * on the filesystem. + */ static inline void drop_nlink(struct inode *inode) { inode->i_nlink--; } +/** + * clear_nlink - directly zero an inode's link count + * @inode: inode + * + * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any + * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. See + * drop_nlink() for why we care about i_nlink hitting zero. + */ static inline void clear_nlink(struct inode *inode) { inode->i_nlink = 0; -- _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers