1 files changed, 74 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 372653b92617..e06c68e2d757 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -44,18 +44,40 @@ static struct kmem_cache *filp_cachep __read_mostly;
 
 static struct percpu_counter nr_files __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
+/* Container for backing file with optional real path */
+struct backing_file {
+	struct file file;
+	struct path real_path;
+};
+
+static inline struct backing_file *backing_file(struct file *f)
+{
+	return container_of(f, struct backing_file, file);
+}
+
+struct path *backing_file_real_path(struct file *f)
+{
+	return &backing_file(f)->real_path;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backing_file_real_path);
+
 static void file_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct file *f = container_of(head, struct file, f_rcuhead);
 
 	put_cred(f->f_cred);
-	kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
+	if (unlikely(f->f_mode & FMODE_BACKING))
+		kfree(backing_file(f));
+	else
+		kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
 }
 
 static inline void file_free(struct file *f)
 {
 	security_file_free(f);
-	if (!(f->f_mode & FMODE_NOACCOUNT))
+	if (unlikely(f->f_mode & FMODE_BACKING))
+		path_put(backing_file_real_path(f));
+	if (likely(!(f->f_mode & FMODE_NOACCOUNT)))
 		percpu_counter_dec(&nr_files);
 	call_rcu(&f->f_rcuhead, file_free_rcu);
 }
@@ -131,20 +153,15 @@ static int __init init_fs_stat_sysctls(void)
 fs_initcall(init_fs_stat_sysctls);
 #endif
 
-static struct file *__alloc_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
+static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 {
-	struct file *f;
 	int error;
 
-	f = kmem_cache_zalloc(filp_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!f))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 	f->f_cred = get_cred(cred);
 	error = security_file_alloc(f);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		file_free_rcu(&f->f_rcuhead);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	atomic_long_set(&f->f_count, 1);
@@ -155,7 +172,7 @@ static struct file *__alloc_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 	f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(flags);
 	/* f->f_version: 0 */
 
-	return f;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Find an unused file structure and return a pointer to it.
@@ -172,6 +189,7 @@ struct file *alloc_empty_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	static long old_max;
 	struct file *f;
+	int error;
 
 	/*
 	 * Privileged users can go above max_files
@@ -185,9 +203,15 @@ struct file *alloc_empty_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 			goto over;
 	}
 
-	f = __alloc_file(flags, cred);
-	if (!IS_ERR(f))
-		percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
+	f = kmem_cache_zalloc(filp_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!f))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	error = init_file(f, flags, cred);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
 
 	return f;
 
@@ -203,18 +227,51 @@ over:
 /*
  * Variant of alloc_empty_file() that doesn't check and modify nr_files.
  *
- * Should not be used unless there's a very good reason to do so.
+ * This is only for kernel internal use, and the allocate file must not be
+ * installed into file tables or such.
  */
 struct file *alloc_empty_file_noaccount(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 {
-	struct file *f = __alloc_file(flags, cred);
+	struct file *f;
+	int error;
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(f))
-		f->f_mode |= FMODE_NOACCOUNT;
+	f = kmem_cache_zalloc(filp_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!f))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	error = init_file(f, flags, cred);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	f->f_mode |= FMODE_NOACCOUNT;
 
 	return f;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Variant of alloc_empty_file() that allocates a backing_file container
+ * and doesn't check and modify nr_files.
+ *
+ * This is only for kernel internal use, and the allocate file must not be
+ * installed into file tables or such.
+ */
+struct file *alloc_empty_backing_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
+{
+	struct backing_file *ff;
+	int error;
+
+	ff = kzalloc(sizeof(struct backing_file), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!ff))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	error = init_file(&ff->file, flags, cred);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	ff->file.f_mode |= FMODE_BACKING | FMODE_NOACCOUNT;
+	return &ff->file;
+}
+
 /**
  * alloc_file - allocate and initialize a 'struct file'
  *