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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index 934860e98095..1d20d26d5fee 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -162,16 +162,13 @@ void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
}
/*
- * Either finds an existing group which matches the group_num, mask, and ops or
- * creates a new group and adds it to the global group list. In either case we
- * take a reference for the group returned.
+ * Create a new fsnotify_group and hold a reference for the group returned.
*/
-struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_obtain_group(__u32 mask,
- const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
+struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(__u32 mask,
+ const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
{
struct fsnotify_group *group;
- /* very low use, simpler locking if we just always alloc */
group = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fsnotify_group), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!group)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -192,7 +189,6 @@ struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_obtain_group(__u32 mask,
mutex_lock(&fsnotify_grp_mutex);
- /* group not found, add a new one */
list_add_rcu(&group->group_list, &fsnotify_groups);
group->on_group_list = 1;
/* being on the fsnotify_groups list holds one num_marks */