Re: [PATCH] make last_inode counter in new_inode 32-bit on kernels that offer x86 compatability

From: Jörn Engel
Date: Tue Nov 07 2006 - 12:43:12 EST


On Tue, 7 November 2006 18:28:35 +0100, Jörn Engel wrote:
>
> Anyway, here is a first patch converting some callers that looked
> obvious.

Next patch with the not-so-obvious ones. I believe this patch is
correct, but someone should double-check it.

Jfs really surprised me. It appears as if it just takes the number
returned from new_inode in some cases - unbelievable.

Jörn

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Signed-off-by: Jörn Engel <joern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/9p/vfs_inode.c | 2 +-
fs/cifs/inode.c | 8 +++++---
fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

--- iunique/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c~iunique_nonobvious 2006-10-13 15:55:45.000000000 +0200
+++ iunique/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c 2006-11-07 18:30:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct supe

dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "super block: %p mode: %o\n", sb, mode);

- inode = new_inode(sb);
+ inode = new_inode_autonum(sb);
if (inode) {
inode->i_mode = mode;
inode->i_uid = current->fsuid;
--- iunique/fs/cifs/inode.c~iunique_nonobvious 2006-10-13 15:55:50.000000000 +0200
+++ iunique/fs/cifs/inode.c 2006-11-07 18:33:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inod
if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM) {
(*pinode)->i_ino =
(unsigned long)findData.UniqueId;
- } /* note ino incremented to unique num in new_inode */
+ } else {
+ (*pinode)->i_ino = iunique(sb, 0);
+ }
insert_inode_hash(*pinode);
}

@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **p

/* get new inode */
if (*pinode == NULL) {
- *pinode = new_inode(sb);
+ *pinode = new_inode_autonum(sb);
if (*pinode == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
/* Is an i_ino of zero legal? Can we use that to check
@@ -416,7 +418,7 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **p
/* BB EOPNOSUPP disable SERVER_INUM? */
} else /* do we need cast or hash to ino? */
(*pinode)->i_ino = inode_num;
- } /* else ino incremented to unique num in new_inode*/
+ } /* else ino incremented to unique num in new_inode_autonum*/
insert_inode_hash(*pinode);
}
inode = *pinode;
--- iunique/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c~iunique_nonobvious 2006-10-13 15:56:05.000000000 +0200
+++ iunique/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c 2006-11-07 18:36:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct inode *ialloc(struct inode *paren
struct jfs_inode_info *jfs_inode;
int rc;

- inode = new_inode(sb);
+ inode = new_inode_autonum(sb);
if (!inode) {
jfs_warn("ialloc: new_inode returned NULL!");
return inode;
-
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