+/*
+ * Allow userspace to create new entries under a new directory created with
+ * configfs_create_dir(), and under all of its chidlren directories recursively.
+ * @sd configfs_dirent of the new directory to validate
+ *
+ * Caller must hold configfs_dirent_lock.
+ */
+static void configfs_dir_set_ready(struct configfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+ struct configfs_dirent *child_sd;
+
+ sd->s_type &= ~CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING;
+ list_for_each_entry(child_sd, &sd->s_children, s_sibling)
+ if (child_sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING)
+ configfs_dir_set_ready(child_sd);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check that a directory does not belong to a directory hierarchy being
+ * attached and not validated yet.
+ * @sd configfs_dirent of the directory to check
+ *
+ * @return non-zero iff the directory was validated
+ *
+ * Note: takes configfs_dirent_lock, so the result may change from false to true
+ * in two consecutive calls, but never from true to false.
+ */
+int configfs_dirent_is_ready(struct configfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+ ret = !(sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING);
+ spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+