2 * JFFS2 -- Journalling Flash File System, Version 2.
4 * Copyright © 2001-2007 Red Hat, Inc.
6 * Created by David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
8 * For licensing information, see the file 'LICENCE' in this directory.
12 #include <linux/kernel.h>
13 #include <linux/slab.h>
15 #include <linux/namei.h>
18 static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
20 const struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations =
22 .readlink = generic_readlink,
23 .follow_link = jffs2_follow_link,
24 .permission = jffs2_permission,
25 .setattr = jffs2_setattr,
26 .setxattr = jffs2_setxattr,
27 .getxattr = jffs2_getxattr,
28 .listxattr = jffs2_listxattr,
29 .removexattr = jffs2_removexattr
32 static void *jffs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
34 struct jffs2_inode_info *f = JFFS2_INODE_INFO(dentry->d_inode);
35 char *p = (char *)f->target;
38 * We don't acquire the f->sem mutex here since the only data we
41 * 1. If we are here the inode has already built and f->target has
42 * to point to the target path.
43 * 2. Nobody uses f->target (if the inode is symlink's inode). The
44 * exception is inode freeing function which frees f->target. But
45 * it can't be called while we are here and before VFS has
46 * stopped using our f->target string which we provide by means of
51 printk(KERN_ERR "jffs2_follow_link(): can't find symlink target\n");
54 D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_follow_link(): target path is '%s'\n", (char *) f->target));
59 * We will unlock the f->sem mutex but VFS will use the f->target string. This is safe
60 * since the only way that may cause f->target to be changed is iput() operation.
61 * But VFS will not use f->target after iput() has been called.