From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>,
Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>,
audit@vger.kernel.org, io-uring@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 40/68] non-consuming variant of do_linkat()
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:32:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260114043310.3885463-41-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260114043310.3885463-1-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
similar to previous commit; replacement is filename_linkat()
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst | 6 +++---
fs/init.c | 5 +++--
fs/internal.h | 2 +-
fs/namei.c | 27 ++++++++++++---------------
io_uring/fs.c | 5 +++--
5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
index 577f7f952a51..8ecbc41d6d82 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
@@ -1339,6 +1339,6 @@ in-tree filesystems have done).
**mandatory**
-do_renameat2() is gone; filename_renameat2() replaces it. The difference
-is that the former used to consume filename references; the latter does
-not.
+do_{link,renameat2}() are gone; filename_{link,renameat2}() replaces those.
+The difference is that the former used to consume filename references;
+the latter do not.
diff --git a/fs/init.c b/fs/init.c
index da6500d2ee98..f46e54552931 100644
--- a/fs/init.c
+++ b/fs/init.c
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ int __init init_mknod(const char *filename, umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
int __init init_link(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
{
- return do_linkat(AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(oldname),
- AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(newname), 0);
+ CLASS(filename_kernel, old)(oldname);
+ CLASS(filename_kernel, new)(newname);
+ return filename_linkat(AT_FDCWD, old, AT_FDCWD, new, 0);
}
int __init init_symlink(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 5047cfbb8c93..c9b70c2716d1 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int filename_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *oldname, int newdfd,
int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode);
int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode, unsigned int dev);
int do_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to);
-int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
+int filename_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
struct filename *new, int flags);
int vfs_tmpfile(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
const struct path *parentpath,
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 5354f240b86a..e5d494610c2c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -5729,9 +5729,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_link);
* We don't follow them on the oldname either to be compatible
* with linux 2.0, and to avoid hard-linking to directories
* and other special files. --ADM
- */
-int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
- struct filename *new, int flags)
+*/
+int filename_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old,
+ int newdfd, struct filename *new, int flags)
{
struct mnt_idmap *idmap;
struct dentry *new_dentry;
@@ -5740,10 +5740,8 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
int how = 0;
int error;
- if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0) {
- error = -EINVAL;
- goto out_putnames;
- }
+ if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
/*
* To use null names we require CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH or
* that the open-time creds of the dfd matches current.
@@ -5758,7 +5756,7 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
retry:
error = filename_lookup(olddfd, old, how, &old_path, NULL);
if (error)
- goto out_putnames;
+ return error;
new_dentry = filename_create(newdfd, new, &new_path,
(how & LOOKUP_REVAL));
@@ -5794,23 +5792,22 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
}
out_putpath:
path_put(&old_path);
-out_putnames:
- putname(old);
- putname(new);
-
return error;
}
SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname, int, flags)
{
- return do_linkat(olddfd, getname_uflags(oldname, flags),
- newdfd, getname(newname), flags);
+ CLASS(filename_uflags, old)(oldname, flags);
+ CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+ return filename_linkat(olddfd, old, newdfd, new, flags);
}
SYSCALL_DEFINE2(link, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname)
{
- return do_linkat(AT_FDCWD, getname(oldname), AT_FDCWD, getname(newname), 0);
+ CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+ CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+ return filename_linkat(AT_FDCWD, old, AT_FDCWD, new, 0);
}
/**
diff --git a/io_uring/fs.c b/io_uring/fs.c
index e5829d112c9e..e39cd1ca1942 100644
--- a/io_uring/fs.c
+++ b/io_uring/fs.c
@@ -280,12 +280,13 @@ int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
int io_linkat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
{
struct io_link *lnk = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
+ CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, old)(&lnk->oldpath);
+ CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, new)(&lnk->newpath);
int ret;
WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
- ret = do_linkat(lnk->old_dfd, complete_getname(&lnk->oldpath),
- lnk->new_dfd, complete_getname(&lnk->newpath), lnk->flags);
+ ret = filename_linkat(lnk->old_dfd, old, lnk->new_dfd, new, lnk->flags);
req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-14 4:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-14 4:32 [PATCH v5 00/68] struct filename series Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 01/68] init_mknod(): turn into a trivial wrapper for do_mknodat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 02/68] init_mkdir(): turn into a trivial wrapper for do_mkdirat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 03/68] init_symlink(): turn into a trivial wrapper for do_symlinkat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 04/68] init_link(): turn into a trivial wrapper for do_linkat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 05/68] allow to use CLASS() for struct filename * Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 06/68] do_faccessat(): import pathname only once Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 07/68] do_fchmodat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 08/68] do_fchownat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 09/68] do_utimes_path(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 10/68] chdir(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 11/68] chroot(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 12/68] user_statfs(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 13/68] do_sys_truncate(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 14/68] do_readlinkat(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 15/68] get rid of audit_reusename() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 16/68] ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 17/68] getname_flags() massage, part 1 Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 18/68] getname_flags() massage, part 2 Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 19/68] struct filename: use names_cachep only for getname() and friends Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 20/68] struct filename: saner handling of long names Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 21/68] fs: hide names_cache behind runtime const machinery Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 22/68] switch __getname_maybe_null() to CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 23/68] allow incomplete imports of filenames Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 24/68] struct filename ->refcnt doesn't need to be atomic Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 25/68] file_getattr(): filename_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as filename Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 26/68] file_setattr(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 27/68] move_mount(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 28/68] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(): vfs_path_parent_lookup() accepts ERR_PTR() as name Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 29/68] ksmbd_vfs_rename(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 30/68] do_filp_open(): DTRT when getting ERR_PTR() as pathname Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 31/68] rename do_filp_open() to do_file_open() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 32/68] do_sys_openat2(): get rid of useless check, switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 33/68] simplify the callers of file_open_name() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 34/68] simplify the callers of do_open_execat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 35/68] simplify the callers of alloc_bprm() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 36/68] execve: fold {compat_,}do_execve{,at}() into their sole callers Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 37/68] do_execveat_common(): don't consume filename reference Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 38/68] switch {alloc,free}_bprm() to CLASS() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 39/68] non-consuming variant of do_renameat2() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` Al Viro [this message]
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 41/68] non-consuming variant of do_symlinkat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 42/68] non-consuming variant of do_mkdirat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 43/68] non-consuming variant of do_mknodat() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 44/68] non-consuming variants of do_{unlinkat,rmdir}() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 45/68] file_[gs]etattr(2): switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 46/68] mount_setattr(2): don't mess with LOOKUP_EMPTY Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 47/68] do_open_execat(): don't care about LOOKUP_EMPTY Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 48/68] vfs_open_tree(): use CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 49/68] name_to_handle_at(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 50/68] fspick(2): use CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 51/68] do_fchownat(): unspaghettify a bit Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 52/68] chdir(2): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 53/68] do_utimes_path(): switch to CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 54/68] do_sys_truncate(): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 55/68] do_readlinkat(): switch to CLASS(filename_flags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 56/68] do_f{chmod,chown,access}at(): use CLASS(filename_uflags) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:32 ` [PATCH v5 57/68] namei.c: convert getname_kernel() callers to CLASS(filename_kernel) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 58/68] namei.c: switch user pathname imports to CLASS(filename{,_flags}) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 59/68] filename_...xattr(): don't consume filename reference Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 60/68] move_mount(2): switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 61/68] chroot(2): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 62/68] quotactl_block(): " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 63/68] statx: switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 64/68] user_statfs(): switch to CLASS(filename) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 65/68] mqueue: " Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 66/68] ksmbd: use CLASS(filename_kernel) Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 67/68] alpha: switch osf_mount() to strndup_user() Al Viro
2026-01-14 4:33 ` [PATCH v5 68/68] sysfs(2): fs_index() argument is _not_ a pathname Al Viro
2026-01-14 10:41 ` David Laight
2026-01-14 14:35 ` Al Viro
2026-01-14 16:51 ` David Laight
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