vfs: introduce inode 'inuse' lock
Added an i_state flag I_INUSE and helpers to set/clear/test the bit.
The 'inuse' lock is an 'advisory' inode lock, that can be used to extend
exclusive create protection beyond parent->i_mutex lock among cooperating
users.
This is going to be used by overlayfs to get exclusive ownership on upper
and work dirs among overlayfs mounts.
Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 3e68cab..75a5faf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1930,6 +1930,9 @@ static inline bool HAS_UNMAPPED_ID(struct inode *inode)
* wb stat updates to grab mapping->tree_lock. See
* inode_switch_wb_work_fn() for details.
*
+ * I_OVL_INUSE Used by overlayfs to get exclusive ownership on upper
+ * and work dirs among overlayfs mounts.
+ *
* Q: What is the difference between I_WILL_FREE and I_FREEING?
*/
#define I_DIRTY_SYNC (1 << 0)
@@ -1950,6 +1953,7 @@ static inline bool HAS_UNMAPPED_ID(struct inode *inode)
#define __I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED 12
#define I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED (1 << __I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED)
#define I_WB_SWITCH (1 << 13)
+#define I_OVL_INUSE (1 << 14)
#define I_DIRTY (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC | I_DIRTY_PAGES)
#define I_DIRTY_ALL (I_DIRTY | I_DIRTY_TIME)