From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, brauner@kernel.org, jack@suse.cz,
mjguzik@gmail.com, paul@paul-moore.com, axboe@kernel.dk,
audit@vger.kernel.org, io-uring@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 16/59] fs: hide names_cache behind runtime const machinery
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:37:20 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260108073803.425343-17-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260108073803.425343-1-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
From: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
s/names_cachep/names_cache/ for consistency with dentry cache.
Signed-off-by: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
fs/namei.c | 16 ++++++++++------
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9053aeee05d5..15e14802cabb 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
#include <linux/init_task.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/runtime-const.h>
+
#include "internal.h"
#include "mount.h"
@@ -124,23 +126,25 @@
*/
/* SLAB cache for struct filename instances */
-static struct kmem_cache *names_cachep __ro_after_init;
+static struct kmem_cache *__names_cache __ro_after_init;
+#define names_cache runtime_const_ptr(__names_cache)
void __init filename_init(void)
{
- names_cachep = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("names_cache", sizeof(struct filename), 0,
- SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC, offsetof(struct filename, iname),
- EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX, NULL);
+ __names_cache = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("names_cache", sizeof(struct filename), 0,
+ SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC, offsetof(struct filename, iname),
+ EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX, NULL);
+ runtime_const_init(ptr, __names_cache);
}
static inline struct filename *alloc_filename(void)
{
- return kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+ return kmem_cache_alloc(names_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
}
static inline void free_filename(struct filename *p)
{
- kmem_cache_free(names_cachep, p);
+ kmem_cache_free(names_cache, p);
}
static inline void initname(struct filename *name)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 8ca130af301f..eeb070f330bd 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@
#define RUNTIME_CONST_VARIABLES \
RUNTIME_CONST(shift, d_hash_shift) \
RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, dentry_hashtable) \
- RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __dentry_cache)
+ RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __dentry_cache) \
+ RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __names_cache)
/* Alignment must be consistent with (kunit_suite *) in include/kunit/test.h */
#define KUNIT_TABLE() \
--
2.47.3
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Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-08 7:37 [PATCH v4 00/59] struct filename series Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 01/59] do_faccessat(): import pathname only once Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 02/59] do_fchmodat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 03/59] do_fchownat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 04/59] do_utimes_path(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 05/59] chdir(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 06/59] chroot(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 07/59] user_statfs(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 08/59] do_sys_truncate(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 09/59] do_readlinkat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 10/59] get rid of audit_reusename() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 11/59] ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 12/59] getname_flags() massage, part 1 Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 13/59] getname_flags() massage, part 2 Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 14/59] struct filename: use names_cachep only for getname() and friends Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 15/59] struct filename: saner handling of long names Al Viro
2026-01-13 15:31 ` Mark Brown
2026-01-13 15:39 ` Al Viro
2026-01-13 17:51 ` Mark Brown
2026-01-13 19:07 ` Al Viro
2026-01-13 19:17 ` Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` Al Viro [this message]
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 17/59] allow to use CLASS() for struct filename * Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 18/59] switch __getname_maybe_null() to CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 19/59] allow incomplete imports of filenames Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 20/59] struct filename ->refcnt doesn't need to be atomic Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 21/59] file_getattr(): filename_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as filename Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 22/59] file_setattr(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 23/59] move_mount(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 24/59] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 25/59] ksmbd_vfs_rename(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 26/59] do_filp_open(): DTRT when getting ERR_PTR() as pathname Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 27/59] rename do_filp_open() to do_file_open() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 28/59] do_sys_openat2(): get rid of useless check, switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 29/59] simplify the callers of file_open_name() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 30/59] simplify the callers of do_open_execat() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 31/59] simplify the callers of alloc_bprm() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 32/59] switch {alloc,free}_bprm() to CLASS() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 33/59] file_[gs]etattr(2): switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 34/59] mount_setattr(2): don't mess with LOOKUP_EMPTY Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 35/59] do_open_execat(): don't care about LOOKUP_EMPTY Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 36/59] vfs_open_tree(): use CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 37/59] name_to_handle_at(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 38/59] fspick(2): use CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 39/59] do_fchownat(): unspaghettify a bit Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 40/59] chdir(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 41/59] do_utimes_path(): switch to CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 42/59] do_sys_truncate(): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 43/59] do_readlinkat(): switch to CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 44/59] do_f{chmod,chown,access}at(): use CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 45/59] do_{renameat2,linkat,symlinkat}(): use CLASS(filename_consume) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 46/59] do_{mknodat,mkdirat,unlinkat,rmdir}(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 47/59] namei.c: convert getname_kernel() callers to CLASS(filename_kernel) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 48/59] namei.c: switch user pathname imports to CLASS(filename{,_flags}) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 49/59] filename_...xattr(): don't consume filename reference Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 50/59] move_mount(2): switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 51/59] chroot(2): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 52/59] quotactl_block(): " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 53/59] statx: switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 54/59] user_statfs(): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:37 ` [PATCH v4 55/59] mqueue: " Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:38 ` [PATCH v4 56/59] ksmbd: use CLASS(filename_kernel) Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:38 ` [PATCH v4 57/59] alpha: switch osf_mount() to strndup_user() Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:38 ` [PATCH v4 58/59] sysfs(2): fs_index() argument is _not_ a pathname Al Viro
2026-01-08 7:38 ` [PATCH v4 59/59] switch init_mkdir() to use of do_mkdirat(), etc Al Viro
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