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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index a9b11b8d06f2..ab25c8b6d9e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ enum kernfs_root_flag {
* following flag enables that behavior.
*/
KERNFS_ROOT_EXTRA_OPEN_PERM_CHECK = 0x0002,
+
+ /*
+ * The filesystem supports exportfs operation, so userspace can use
+ * fhandle to access nodes of the fs.
+ */
+ KERNFS_ROOT_SUPPORT_EXPORTOP = 0x0004,
};
/* type-specific structures for kernfs_node union members */
@@ -95,6 +101,21 @@ struct kernfs_elem_attr {
struct kernfs_node *notify_next; /* for kernfs_notify() */
};
+/* represent a kernfs node */
+union kernfs_node_id {
+ struct {
+ /*
+ * blktrace will export this struct as a simplified 'struct
+ * fid' (which is a big data struction), so userspace can use
+ * it to find kernfs node. The layout must match the first two
+ * fields of 'struct fid' exactly.
+ */
+ u32 ino;
+ u32 generation;
+ };
+ u64 id;
+};
+
/*
* kernfs_node - the building block of kernfs hierarchy. Each and every
* kernfs node is represented by single kernfs_node. Most fields are
@@ -131,9 +152,9 @@ struct kernfs_node {
void *priv;
+ union kernfs_node_id id;
unsigned short flags;
umode_t mode;
- unsigned int ino;
struct kernfs_iattrs *iattr;
};
@@ -163,7 +184,8 @@ struct kernfs_root {
unsigned int flags; /* KERNFS_ROOT_* flags */
/* private fields, do not use outside kernfs proper */
- struct ida ino_ida;
+ struct idr ino_idr;
+ u32 next_generation;
struct kernfs_syscall_ops *syscall_ops;
/* list of kernfs_super_info of this root, protected by kernfs_mutex */
@@ -336,6 +358,8 @@ struct super_block *kernfs_pin_sb(struct kernfs_root *root, const void *ns);
void kernfs_init(void);
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_get_node_by_id(struct kernfs_root *root,
+ const union kernfs_node_id *id);
#else /* CONFIG_KERNFS */
static inline enum kernfs_node_type kernfs_type(struct kernfs_node *kn)