X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fs%2F9p%2Ffid.h;h=c3bbd6af996dbb88a1aaeb5b20e5e167ff6589a1;hb=f5c8f7dae75e1e6bb3200fc61302e4d5e2df3dc2;hp=47a0ba742872aa1a18d172c28b8bd884fe98d730;hpb=f79e3185dd0f8650022518d7624c876d8929061b;p=linux-2.6 diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h index 47a0ba7428..c3bbd6af99 100644 --- a/fs/9p/fid.h +++ b/fs/9p/fid.h @@ -22,12 +22,26 @@ #include +/** + * struct v9fs_dentry - 9p private data stored in dentry d_fsdata + * @lock: protects the fidlist + * @fidlist: list of FIDs currently associated with this dentry + * + * This structure defines the 9p private data associated with + * a particular dentry. In particular, this private data is used + * to lookup which 9P FID handle should be used for a particular VFS + * operation. FID handles are associated with dentries instead of + * inodes in order to more closely map functionality to the Plan 9 + * expected behavior for FID reclaimation and tracking. + * + * See Also: Mapping FIDs to Linux VFS model in + * Design and Implementation of the Linux 9P File System documentation + */ struct v9fs_dentry { spinlock_t lock; /* protect fidlist */ struct list_head fidlist; }; struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry); -struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup_remove(struct dentry *dentry); struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry); int v9fs_fid_add(struct dentry *dentry, struct p9_fid *fid);