d_alloc_anon

@@ -659,6 +659,53 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * d_alloc_anon - allocate an anonymous dentry
+ * @inode: inode to allocate the dentry for
+ *
+ * This is similar to d_alloc_root.  It is used by filesystems when
+ * creating a dentry for a given inode, often in the process of 
+ * mapping a filehandle to a dentry.  The returned dentry may be
+ * anonymous, or may have a full name (if the inode was already
+ * in the cache).  The file system may need to make further
+ * efforts to connect this dentry into the dcache properly.
+ *
+ * When called on a directory inode, we must ensure that
+ * the inode only ever has one dentry.  If a dentry is
+ * found, that is returned instead of allocating a new one.
+ *
+ * On successful return, the reference to the inode has been transferred
+ * to the dentry.  If %NULL is returned (indicating kmalloc failure),
+ * the reference on the inode has not been released.
+ */
+
+struct dentry * d_alloc_anon(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct list_head *p;
+
+	/* Try to find a dentry.  If possible, get a well-connected one. */
+	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+	list_for_each(p, &inode->i_dentry) {
+		dentry = list_entry(p, struct dentry, d_alias);
+		if (!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED))
+			goto found;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+
+	/* Didn't find dentry.  Create anonymous dcache entry. */
+	dentry = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	if (dentry)
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED;
+	return dentry;
+
+found:
+	dget_locked(dentry);
+	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	iput(inode);
+	return dentry;
+}
+
+/**
  * d_alloc_root - allocate root dentry
  * @root_inode: inode to allocate the root for
  *

@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@
 				int len, int fhtype, int parent)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
-	struct list_head *lp;
 	struct dentry *result;
 
 	if (fhtype != 3)

@@ -477,33 +476,14 @@
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 
-	
-	/* now to find a dentry.
-	 * If possible, get a well-connected one
-	 *
-	 * Given the way that we found the inode, it *MUST* be
-	 * well-connected, but it is easiest to just copy the
-	 * code.
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	for (lp = inode->i_dentry.next; lp != &inode->i_dentry ; lp=lp->next) {
-		result = list_entry(lp,struct dentry, d_alias);
-		if (! (result->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED)) {
-			dget_locked(result);
-			result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-			iput(inode);
-			return result;
-		}
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	result = d_alloc_root(inode);
+
+	result = d_alloc_anon(inode);
 	if (result == NULL) {
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 	result->d_op = sb->s_root->d_op;
-	result->d_flags |= DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED;
+	result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 	return result;
 
 		

@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
 	 * of 0 means "accept any"
 	 */
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct list_head *lp;
 	struct dentry *result;
 	if (ino == 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);

@@ -155,27 +154,14 @@
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 	}
-	/* now to find a dentry.
-	 * If possible, get a well-connected one
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	for (lp = inode->i_dentry.next; lp != &inode->i_dentry ; lp=lp->next) {
-		result = list_entry(lp,struct dentry, d_alias);
-		if (! (result->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED)) {
-			dget_locked(result);
-			result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
-			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-			iput(inode);
-			return result;
-		}
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	result = d_alloc_root(inode);
+
+
+	result = d_alloc_anon(inode);
 	if (result == NULL) {
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
-	result->d_flags |= DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED;
+	result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 	return result;
 }
 

@@ -1249,7 +1249,6 @@
 				     int len, int fhtype, int parent) {
     struct cpu_key key ;
     struct inode *inode = NULL ;
-    struct list_head *lp;
     struct dentry *result;
 
     /* fhtype happens to reflect the number of u32s encoded.

@@ -1301,27 +1300,12 @@
     if (!inode)
         return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE) ;
 
-    /* now to find a dentry.
-     * If possible, get a well-connected one
-     */
-    spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-    for (lp = inode->i_dentry.next; lp != &inode->i_dentry ; lp=lp->next) {
-	    result = list_entry(lp,struct dentry, d_alias);
-	    if (! (result->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED)) {
-		    dget_locked(result);
-		    result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
-		    spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-		    iput(inode);
-		    return result;
-	    }
-    }
-    spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-    result = d_alloc_root(inode);
+    result = d_alloc_anon(inode);
     if (result == NULL) {
 	    iput(inode);
 	    return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
     }
-    result->d_flags |= DCACHE_NFSD_DISCONNECTED;
+    result->d_vfs_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
     return result;
 
 }

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 
 /* allocate/de-allocate */
 extern struct dentry * d_alloc(struct dentry *, const struct qstr *);
+extern struct dentry * d_alloc_anon(struct inode *);
 extern void shrink_dcache_sb(struct super_block *);
 extern void shrink_dcache_parent(struct dentry *);
 extern int d_invalidate(struct dentry *);

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_move);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_instantiate);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc_anon);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__d_path);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mark_buffer_dirty);