fs/namei.c: keep track of nd->root refcount status

The rules for nd->root are messy:
	* if we have LOOKUP_ROOT, it doesn't contribute to refcounts
	* if we have LOOKUP_RCU, it doesn't contribute to refcounts
	* if nd->root.mnt is NULL, it doesn't contribute to refcounts
	* otherwise it does contribute

terminate_walk() needs to drop the references if they are contributing.
So everything else should be careful not to confuse it, leading to
rather convoluted code.

It's easier to keep track of whether we'd grabbed the reference(s)
explicitly.  Use a new flag for that.  Don't bother with zeroing
nd->root.mnt on unlazy failures and in terminate_walk - it's not
needed anymore (terminate_walk() won't care and the next path_init()
will zero nd->root in !LOOKUP_ROOT case anyway).

Resulting rules for nd->root refcounts are much simpler: they are
contributing iff LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED is set in nd->flags.

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 2af485ddc507..671c3c1a3425 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -596,14 +596,12 @@ static void terminate_walk(struct nameidata *nd)
 		path_put(&nd->path);
 		for (i = 0; i < nd->depth; i++)
 			path_put(&nd->stack[i].link);
-		if (nd->root.mnt && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT)) {
+		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED) {
 			path_put(&nd->root);
-			nd->root.mnt = NULL;
+			nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED;
 		}
 	} else {
 		nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
-		if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-			nd->root.mnt = NULL;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 	nd->depth = 0;
@@ -645,6 +643,7 @@ static bool legitimize_root(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	if (!nd->root.mnt || (nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
 		return true;
+	nd->flags |= LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED;
 	return legitimize_path(nd, &nd->root, nd->root_seq);
 }
 
@@ -678,21 +677,18 @@ static int unlazy_walk(struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
 	if (unlikely(!legitimize_links(nd)))
-		goto out2;
-	if (unlikely(!legitimize_path(nd, &nd->path, nd->seq)))
 		goto out1;
+	if (unlikely(!legitimize_path(nd, &nd->path, nd->seq)))
+		goto out;
 	if (unlikely(!legitimize_root(nd)))
 		goto out;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	BUG_ON(nd->inode != parent->d_inode);
 	return 0;
 
-out2:
+out1:
 	nd->path.mnt = NULL;
 	nd->path.dentry = NULL;
-out1:
-	if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-		nd->root.mnt = NULL;
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return -ECHILD;
@@ -732,21 +728,14 @@ static int unlazy_child(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned se
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!lockref_get_not_dead(&dentry->d_lockref)))
 		goto out;
-	if (unlikely(read_seqcount_retry(&dentry->d_seq, seq))) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		dput(dentry);
-		goto drop_root_mnt;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(read_seqcount_retry(&dentry->d_seq, seq)))
+		goto out_dput;
 	/*
 	 * Sequence counts matched. Now make sure that the root is
 	 * still valid and get it if required.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(!legitimize_root(nd))) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		dput(dentry);
-		return -ECHILD;
-	}
-
+	if (unlikely(!legitimize_root(nd)))
+		goto out_dput;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return 0;
 
@@ -756,9 +745,10 @@ out1:
 	nd->path.dentry = NULL;
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-drop_root_mnt:
-	if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-		nd->root.mnt = NULL;
+	return -ECHILD;
+out_dput:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dput(dentry);
 	return -ECHILD;
 }
 
@@ -822,6 +812,7 @@ static void set_root(struct nameidata *nd)
 		} while (read_seqcount_retry(&fs->seq, seq));
 	} else {
 		get_fs_root(fs, &nd->root);
+		nd->flags |= LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1738,8 +1729,6 @@ static int pick_link(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *link,
 				nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
 				nd->path.mnt = NULL;
 				nd->path.dentry = NULL;
-				if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-					nd->root.mnt = NULL;
 				rcu_read_unlock();
 			} else if (likely(unlazy_walk(nd)) == 0)
 				error = nd_alloc_stack(nd);
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index b7993980516e..397a08ade6a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
 #define LOOKUP_NO_REVAL		0x0080
 #define LOOKUP_JUMPED		0x1000
 #define LOOKUP_ROOT		0x2000
+#define LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED	0x0008
 
 extern int path_pts(struct path *path);