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Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:15:02 -0800 From: pmeda(a)akamai.com To: akpm(a)osdl.org Cc: linux-mm(a)kvack.org Subject: [PATCH] namei: add audit_inode to all branches in path_lookup Main change is in path_lookup: added a goto to do audit_inode instead of return statement, when emul_lookup_dentry for root is successful. The existing code does audit_inode only when lookup is done in normal root or cwd. Other changes: Some lookup routines are returning zero on success, and some are returning zero on failure. I documented the related function signatures in this code path, so that one can glance over abstract functions without understanding the entire code. Signed-off-by: Prasanna Meda <pmeda(a)akamai.com&gt; --- linux/fs/namei.c Tue Mar 22 01:29:37 2005 +++ Linux/fs/namei.c Tue Mar 22 01:48:24 2005 @@ -675,11 +675,11 @@ /* * Name resolution. + * This is the basic name resolution function, turning a pathname into + * the final dentry. We expect 'base' to be positive and a directory. * - * This is the basic name resolution function, turning a pathname - * into the final dentry. - * - * We expect 'base' to be positive and a directory. + * Returns 0 and nd will have valid dentry and mnt on success. + * Returns error and drops reference to input namei data on failure. */ int fastcall link_path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd) { @@ -887,8 +887,10 @@ return link_path_walk(name, nd); } -/* SMP-safe */ -/* returns 1 if everything is done */ +/* + * SMP-safe: Returns 1 and nd will have valid dentry and mnt, if + * everything is done. Returns 0 and drops input nd, if lookup failed; + */ static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd) { if (path_walk(name, nd)) @@ -952,9 +954,10 @@ } } +/* Returns 0 and nd will be valid on success; Retuns error, otherwise. */ int fastcall path_lookup(const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd) { - int retval; + int retval = 0; nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT; /* if there are only slashes... */ nd->flags = flags; @@ -967,7 +970,7 @@ nd->dentry = dget(current->fs->altroot); read_unlock(&current->fs->lock); if (__emul_lookup_dentry(name,nd)) - return 0; + goto out; /* found in altroot */ read_lock(&current->fs->lock); } nd->mnt = mntget(current->fs->rootmnt); @@ -979,6 +982,7 @@ read_unlock(&current->fs->lock); current->total_link_count = 0; retval = link_path_walk(name, nd); +out: if (unlikely(current->audit_context && nd && nd->dentry && nd->dentry->d_inode)) audit_inode(name,