diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index ba5f372a226d597fdd9d2eef0ff21e5d23625792..e1681775abd561c4dd7ed37744307e451f73ae54 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void kernfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
if (kernfs_type(kn) == KERNFS_LINK)
kernfs_put(kn->symlink.target_kn);
- if (kernfs_type(kn) & KERNFS_COPY_NAME)
+ if (!(kn->flags & KERNFS_STATIC_NAME))
kfree(kn->name);
if (kn->iattr) {
if (kn->iattr->ia_secdata)
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ const struct dentry_operations kernfs_dops = {
};
struct kernfs_node *kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root, const char *name,
- umode_t mode, int type)
+ umode_t mode, unsigned flags)
{
char *dup_name = NULL;
struct kernfs_node *kn;
int ret;
- if (type & KERNFS_COPY_NAME) {
+ if (!(flags & KERNFS_STATIC_NAME)) {
name = dup_name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!name)
return NULL;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root, const char *name,
kn->name = name;
kn->mode = mode;
- kn->flags = type | KERNFS_REMOVED;
+ kn->flags = flags | KERNFS_REMOVED;
return kn;
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 053cfd9a6a4005b790e1385e61cd2ba118ee6507..316604cc3a1c9790ea5fb66ef92a89f123db6428 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
};
/**
- * kernfs_create_file_ns_key - create a file
+ * __kernfs_create_file - kernfs internal function to create a file
* @parent: directory to create the file in
* @name: name of the file
* @mode: mode of the file
@@ -770,23 +770,30 @@ const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
* @ops: kernfs operations for the file
* @priv: private data for the file
* @ns: optional namespace tag of the file
+ * @static_name: don't copy file name
* @key: lockdep key for the file's active_ref, %NULL to disable lockdep
*
* Returns the created node on success, ERR_PTR() value on error.
*/
-struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct kernfs_node *parent,
- const char *name,
- umode_t mode, loff_t size,
- const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
- void *priv, const void *ns,
- struct lock_class_key *key)
+struct kernfs_node *__kernfs_create_file(struct kernfs_node *parent,
+ const char *name,
+ umode_t mode, loff_t size,
+ const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
+ void *priv, const void *ns,
+ bool name_is_static,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
{
struct kernfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
struct kernfs_node *kn;
+ unsigned flags;
int rc;
+ flags = KERNFS_FILE;
+ if (name_is_static)
+ flags |= KERNFS_STATIC_NAME;
+
kn = kernfs_new_node(kernfs_root(parent), name,
- (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG, KERNFS_FILE);
+ (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG, flags);
if (!kn)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index a4ff491fd59cd5d2df2d1f57d9aba82a42e2a498..c6ba5bc37a98ae864664761ef0bfa9c4273830c2 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int kernfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
struct kernfs_node *parent);
void kernfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
struct kernfs_node *kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root, const char *name,
- umode_t mode, int type);
+ umode_t mode, unsigned flags);
/*
* file.c
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index fe6388fbd1545ecba0bb8f77ba8774e4892d99b4..810cf6e613e5142de7be542da24c34073fffc376 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ int sysfs_add_file_mode_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
if (!attr->ignore_lockdep)
key = attr->key ?: (struct lock_class_key *)&attr->skey;
#endif
- kn = kernfs_create_file_ns_key(parent, attr->name, mode, size,
- ops, (void *)attr, ns, key);
+ kn = __kernfs_create_file(parent, attr->name, mode, size, ops,
+ (void *)attr, ns, true, key);
if (IS_ERR(kn)) {
if (PTR_ERR(kn) == -EEXIST)
sysfs_warn_dup(parent, attr->name);
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 0ca2aedfd31bd089c71abc6206f007bb0dfe9fa9..321ed84ad4ce4ed9bb3cb1355f2acbe9151ae5df 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ enum kernfs_node_type {
};
#define KERNFS_TYPE_MASK 0x000f
-#define KERNFS_COPY_NAME (KERNFS_DIR | KERNFS_LINK)
#define KERNFS_ACTIVE_REF KERNFS_FILE
#define KERNFS_FLAG_MASK ~KERNFS_TYPE_MASK
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ enum kernfs_node_flag {
KERNFS_HAS_SEQ_SHOW = 0x0040,
KERNFS_HAS_MMAP = 0x0080,
KERNFS_LOCKDEP = 0x0100,
+ KERNFS_STATIC_NAME = 0x0200,
};
/* type-specific structures for kernfs_node union members */
@@ -212,12 +212,13 @@ void kernfs_destroy_root(struct kernfs_root *root);
struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
const char *name, umode_t mode,
void *priv, const void *ns);
-struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct kernfs_node *parent,
- const char *name,
- umode_t mode, loff_t size,
- const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
- void *priv, const void *ns,
- struct lock_class_key *key);
+struct kernfs_node *__kernfs_create_file(struct kernfs_node *parent,
+ const char *name,
+ umode_t mode, loff_t size,
+ const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
+ void *priv, const void *ns,
+ bool name_is_static,
+ struct lock_class_key *key);
struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
const char *name,
struct kernfs_node *target);
@@ -265,10 +266,10 @@ kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
{ return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
static inline struct kernfs_node *
-kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
- umode_t mode, loff_t size,
- const struct kernfs_ops *ops, void *priv,
- const void *ns, struct lock_class_key *key)
+__kernfs_create_file(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
+ umode_t mode, loff_t size, const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
+ void *priv, const void *ns, bool name_is_static,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
{ return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
static inline struct kernfs_node *
@@ -330,8 +331,8 @@ kernfs_create_file_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
key = (struct lock_class_key *)&ops->lockdep_key;
#endif
- return kernfs_create_file_ns_key(parent, name, mode, size, ops, priv,
- ns, key);
+ return __kernfs_create_file(parent, name, mode, size, ops, priv, ns,
+ false, key);
}
static inline struct kernfs_node *