From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 15:02:43 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Merge tag 'vfs-6.16-rc1.async.dir' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git... 
X-Git-Tag: block-6.16-20250606~54
X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6d5b940e1e14fcc20b5a3536647fe3c41b07d4f5;p=linux-block.git

Merge tag 'vfs-6.16-rc1.async.dir' of git://git./linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

Pull vfs directory lookup updates from Christian Brauner:
 "This contains cleanups for the lookup_one*() family of helpers.

  We expose a set of functions with names containing "lookup_one_len"
  and others without the "_len". This difference has nothing to do with
  "len". It's rater a historical accident that can be confusing.

  The functions without "_len" take a "mnt_idmap" pointer. This is found
  in the "vfsmount" and that is an important question when choosing
  which to use: do you have a vfsmount, or are you "inside" the
  filesystem. A related question is "is permission checking relevant
  here?".

  nfsd and cachefiles *do* have a vfsmount but *don't* use the non-_len
  functions. They pass nop_mnt_idmap and refuse to work on filesystems
  which have any other idmap.

  This work changes nfsd and cachefile to use the lookup_one family of
  functions and to explictily pass &nop_mnt_idmap which is consistent
  with all other vfs interfaces used where &nop_mnt_idmap is explicitly
  passed.

  The remaining uses of the "_one" functions do not require permission
  checks so these are renamed to be "_noperm" and the permission
  checking is removed.

  This series also changes these lookup function to take a qstr instead
  of separate name and len. In many cases this simplifies the call"

* tag 'vfs-6.16-rc1.async.dir' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs:
  VFS: change lookup_one_common and lookup_noperm_common to take a qstr
  Use try_lookup_noperm() instead of d_hash_and_lookup() outside of VFS
  VFS: rename lookup_one_len family to lookup_noperm and remove permission check
  cachefiles: Use lookup_one() rather than lookup_one_len()
  nfsd: Use lookup_one() rather than lookup_one_len()
  VFS: improve interface for lookup_one functions
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