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1/*
2 * JFFS2 -- Journalling Flash File System, Version 2.
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
5 *
6 * Created by David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
7 *
8 * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
9 *
182ec4ee 10 * $Id: symlink.c,v 1.19 2005/11/07 11:14:42 gleixner Exp $
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11 *
12 */
13
14
15#include <linux/kernel.h>
16#include <linux/slab.h>
17#include <linux/fs.h>
18#include <linux/namei.h>
19#include "nodelist.h"
20
008b150a 21static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
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22
23struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
182ec4ee 24{
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25 .readlink = generic_readlink,
26 .follow_link = jffs2_follow_link,
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27 .setattr = jffs2_setattr
28};
29
008b150a 30static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
1da177e4 31{
32f1a95d 32 struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode);
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33 char *p = (char *)f->target;
34
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35 /*
36 * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we
2b79adcc 37 * use is f->target.
32f1a95d 38 *
2b79adcc 39 * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->target has
32f1a95d 40 * to point to the target path.
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41 * 2. Nobody uses f->target (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
42 * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->target. But
32f1a95d 43 * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has
2b79adcc 44 * stopped using our f->target string which we provide by means of
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45 * nd_set_link() call.
46 */
182ec4ee 47
2fb1e308 48 if (!p) {
32f1a95d 49 printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink taerget\n");
2fb1e308 50 p = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
32f1a95d 51 }
2b79adcc 52 D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->target));
32f1a95d 53
2fb1e308 54 nd_set_link(nd, p);
182ec4ee 55
32f1a95d 56 /*
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57 * We will unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->target string. This is safe
58 * since the only way that may cause f->target to be changed is iput() operation.
59 * But VFS will not use f->target after iput() has been called.
32f1a95d 60 */
008b150a 61 return NULL;
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62}
63
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