linux-toradex.git/fs/compat.c, branch v2.6.25.20

Merge branch 'linus_origin' into hotfixes

2008-02-15T18:36:30+00:00

Introduce path_put()

2008-02-15T05:13:33+00:00

* Add path_put() functions for releasing a reference to the dentry and
  vfsmount of a struct path in the right order

* Switch from path_release(nd) to path_put(&nd->path)

* Rename dput_path() to path_put_conditional()

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix cifs]
Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck 
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher 
Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig 
Cc: 
Cc: Al Viro 
Cc: Steven French 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Embed a struct path into struct nameidata instead of nd->{dentry,mnt}

2008-02-15T05:13:33+00:00

This is the central patch of a cleanup series. In most cases there is no good
reason why someone would want to use a dentry for itself. This series reflects
that fact and embeds a struct path into nameidata.

Together with the other patches of this series
- it enforced the correct order of getting/releasing the reference count on
   pairs
- it prepares the VFS for stacking support since it is essential to have a
  struct path in every place where the stack can be traversed
- it reduces the overall code size:

without patch series:
   text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
5321639  858418  715768 6895825  6938d1 vmlinux

with patch series:
   text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
5320026  858418  715768 6894212  693284 vmlinux

This patch:

Switch from nd->{dentry,mnt} to nd->path.{dentry,mnt} everywhere.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix cifs]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix smack]
Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck 
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher 
Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig 
Cc: Al Viro 
Cc: Casey Schaufler 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

NFS: Allow text-based mounts via compat_sys_mount

2008-02-14T04:24:05+00:00

The compat_sys_mount() system call throws EINVAL for text-based NFSv4
mounts.

The text-based mount interface assumes that any mount option blob that
doesn't set the version field to "1" is a C string (ie not a legacy
mount request).  The compat_sys_mount() call treats blobs that don't
set the version field to "1" as an error.  We just relax the check in
compat_sys_mount() a bit to allow C strings to be passed down to the NFSv4
client.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever 
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust

fs: remove dead config CONFIG_HAS_COMPAT_EPOLL_EVENT symbol

2008-02-06T18:41:03+00:00

Remove dead config CONFIG_HAS_COMPAT_EPOLL_EVENT symbol.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Davide Libenzi 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

timerfd: new timerfd API

2008-02-05T17:44:07+00:00

This is the new timerfd API as it is implemented by the following patch:

int timerfd_create(int clockid, int flags);
int timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags,
		    const struct itimerspec *utmr,
		    struct itimerspec *otmr);
int timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec *otmr);

The timerfd_create() API creates an un-programmed timerfd fd.  The "clockid"
parameter can be either CLOCK_MONOTONIC or CLOCK_REALTIME.

The timerfd_settime() API give new settings by the timerfd fd, by optionally
retrieving the previous expiration time (in case the "otmr" parameter is not
NULL).

The time value specified in "utmr" is absolute, if the TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME bit
is set in the "flags" parameter.  Otherwise it's a relative time.

The timerfd_gettime() API returns the next expiration time of the timer, or
{0, 0} if the timerfd has not been set yet.

Like the previous timerfd API implementation, read(2) and poll(2) are
supported (with the same interface).  Here's a simple test program I used to
exercise the new timerfd APIs:

http://www.xmailserver.org/timerfd-test2.c

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style cleanups]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix ia64 build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix m68k build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix mips build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix alpha, arm, blackfin, cris, m68k, s390, sparc and sparc64 builds]
[heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com: fix s390]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix powerpc build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix sparc64 more]
Signed-off-by: Davide Libenzi 
Cc: Michael Kerrisk 
Cc: Thomas Gleixner 
Cc: Davide Libenzi 
Cc: Michael Kerrisk 
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky 
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens 
Cc: Michael Kerrisk 
Cc: Davide Libenzi 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

security: call security_file_permission from rw_verify_area

2008-01-25T00:29:52+00:00

All instances of rw_verify_area() are followed by a call to
security_file_permission(), so just call the latter from the former.

Acked-by: Eric Paris 
Signed-off-by: James Morris

mm: variable length argument support

2007-07-19T17:04:45+00:00

Remove the arg+env limit of MAX_ARG_PAGES by copying the strings directly from
the old mm into the new mm.

We create the new mm before the binfmt code runs, and place the new stack at
the very top of the address space.  Once the binfmt code runs and figures out
where the stack should be, we move it downwards.

It is a bit peculiar in that we have one task with two mm's, one of which is
inactive.

[a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl: limit stack size]
Signed-off-by: Ollie Wild 
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: 
Cc: Hugh Dickins 
[bunk@stusta.de: unexport bprm_mm_init]
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

optimize compat_core_sys_select() by a using stack space for small fd sets

2007-05-24T03:14:12+00:00

Optimize select by a using stack space for small fd sets.
core_sys_select() already has this optimization.  This is for compat
version.

Signed-off-by: Badari Pulavarty 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

simplify compat_sys_timerfd

2007-05-17T12:23:04+00:00

Just thought this is easier to read.

Acked-by: Davide Libenzi 
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds