From 5e9b50dea970ae6d3e1309d4254157099734a2af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Brauner Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:04:59 +0200 Subject: fs: add f_pipe Only regular files with FMODE_ATOMIC_POS and directories need f_pos_lock. Place a new f_pipe member in a union with f_pos_lock that they can use and make them stop abusing f_version in follow-up patches. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240830-vfs-file-f_version-v1-18-6d3e4816aa7b@kernel.org Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner --- fs/file_table.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'fs') diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c index 3ef558f27a1c..7ce4d5dac080 100644 --- a/fs/file_table.c +++ b/fs/file_table.c @@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred) } spin_lock_init(&f->f_lock); + /* + * Note that f_pos_lock is only used for files raising + * FMODE_ATOMIC_POS and directories. Other files such as pipes + * don't need it and since f_pos_lock is in a union may reuse + * the space for other purposes. They are expected to initialize + * the respective member when opening the file. + */ mutex_init(&f->f_pos_lock); f->f_flags = flags; f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(flags); -- cgit