[PATCH 26/42] ext4: Don't use 'struct dentry' for internal lookups

From: Theodore Ts'o
Date: Thu Oct 09 2008 - 00:33:33 EST


This is a port of a patch from Linus which fixes a 200+ byte stack
usage problem in ext4_get_parent().

It's more efficient to pass down only the actual parts of the dentry
that matter: the parent inode and the name, instead of allocating a
struct dentry on the stack.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/namei.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index a1f72d2..5295a92 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void dx_set_count(struct dx_entry *entries, unsigned value);
static void dx_set_limit(struct dx_entry *entries, unsigned value);
static unsigned dx_root_limit(struct inode *dir, unsigned infosize);
static unsigned dx_node_limit(struct inode *dir);
-static struct dx_frame *dx_probe(struct dentry *dentry,
+static struct dx_frame *dx_probe(const struct qstr *d_name,
struct inode *dir,
struct dx_hash_info *hinfo,
struct dx_frame *frame,
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ static int ext4_htree_next_block(struct inode *dir, __u32 hash,
struct dx_frame *frame,
struct dx_frame *frames,
__u32 *start_hash);
-static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry,
- struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir, int *err);
+static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
+ const struct qstr *d_name,
+ struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir,
+ int *err);
static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
struct inode *inode);

@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ struct stats dx_show_entries(struct dx_hash_info *hinfo, struct inode *dir,
* back to userspace.
*/
static struct dx_frame *
-dx_probe(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *dir,
+dx_probe(const struct qstr *d_name, struct inode *dir,
struct dx_hash_info *hinfo, struct dx_frame *frame_in, int *err)
{
unsigned count, indirect;
@@ -356,8 +358,6 @@ dx_probe(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *dir,
u32 hash;

frame->bh = NULL;
- if (dentry)
- dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
if (!(bh = ext4_bread (NULL,dir, 0, 0, err)))
goto fail;
root = (struct dx_root *) bh->b_data;
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ dx_probe(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *dir,
}
hinfo->hash_version = root->info.hash_version;
hinfo->seed = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_hash_seed;
- if (dentry)
- ext4fs_dirhash(dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, hinfo);
+ if (d_name)
+ ext4fs_dirhash(d_name->name, d_name->len, hinfo);
hash = hinfo->hash;

if (root->info.unused_flags & 1) {
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ int ext4_htree_fill_tree(struct file *dir_file, __u32 start_hash,
}
hinfo.hash = start_hash;
hinfo.minor_hash = 0;
- frame = dx_probe(NULL, dir_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, &hinfo, frames, &err);
+ frame = dx_probe(NULL, dir, &hinfo, frames, &err);
if (!frame)
return err;

@@ -805,15 +805,15 @@ static inline int ext4_match (int len, const char * const name,
*/
static inline int search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
struct inode *dir,
- struct dentry *dentry,
+ const struct qstr *d_name,
unsigned long offset,
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 ** res_dir)
{
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 * de;
char * dlimit;
int de_len;
- const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
- int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+ const char *name = d_name->name;
+ int namelen = d_name->len;

de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *) bh->b_data;
dlimit = bh->b_data + dir->i_sb->s_blocksize;
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ static inline int search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
* The returned buffer_head has ->b_count elevated. The caller is expected
* to brelse() it when appropriate.
*/
-static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct dentry *dentry,
+static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
+ const struct qstr *d_name,
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 ** res_dir)
{
struct super_block *sb;
@@ -866,16 +867,15 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct dentry *dentry,
int num = 0;
ext4_lblk_t nblocks;
int i, err;
- struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
int namelen;

*res_dir = NULL;
sb = dir->i_sb;
- namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+ namelen = d_name->len;
if (namelen > EXT4_NAME_LEN)
return NULL;
if (is_dx(dir)) {
- bh = ext4_dx_find_entry(dentry, res_dir, &err);
+ bh = ext4_dx_find_entry(dir, d_name, res_dir, &err);
/*
* On success, or if the error was file not found,
* return. Otherwise, fall back to doing a search the
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ restart:
brelse(bh);
goto next;
}
- i = search_dirblock(bh, dir, dentry,
+ i = search_dirblock(bh, dir, d_name,
block << EXT4_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(sb), res_dir);
if (i == 1) {
EXT4_I(dir)->i_dir_start_lookup = block;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ cleanup_and_exit:
return ret;
}

-static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry,
+static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *d_name,
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir, int *err)
{
struct super_block * sb;
@@ -973,14 +973,13 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry,
struct buffer_head *bh;
ext4_lblk_t block;
int retval;
- int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
- const u8 *name = dentry->d_name.name;
- struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+ int namelen = d_name->len;
+ const u8 *name = d_name->name;

sb = dir->i_sb;
/* NFS may look up ".." - look at dx_root directory block */
if (namelen > 2 || name[0] != '.'||(name[1] != '.' && name[1] != '\0')){
- if (!(frame = dx_probe(dentry, NULL, &hinfo, frames, err)))
+ if (!(frame = dx_probe(d_name, dir, &hinfo, frames, err)))
return NULL;
} else {
frame = frames;
@@ -1041,7 +1040,7 @@ static struct dentry *ext4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, stru
if (dentry->d_name.len > EXT4_NAME_LEN)
return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);

- bh = ext4_find_entry(dentry, &de);
+ bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de);
inode = NULL;
if (bh) {
unsigned long ino = le32_to_cpu(de->inode);
@@ -1064,15 +1063,14 @@ struct dentry *ext4_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
unsigned long ino;
struct dentry *parent;
struct inode *inode;
- struct dentry dotdot;
+ static const struct qstr dotdot = {
+ .name = "..",
+ .len = 2,
+ };
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 * de;
struct buffer_head *bh;

- dotdot.d_name.name = "..";
- dotdot.d_name.len = 2;
- dotdot.d_parent = child; /* confusing, isn't it! */
-
- bh = ext4_find_entry(&dotdot, &de);
+ bh = ext4_find_entry(child->d_inode, &dotdot, &de);
inode = NULL;
if (!bh)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
@@ -1508,7 +1506,7 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
int err;

- frame = dx_probe(dentry, NULL, &hinfo, frames, &err);
+ frame = dx_probe(&dentry->d_name, dir, &hinfo, frames, &err);
if (!frame)
return err;
entries = frame->entries;
@@ -2089,7 +2087,7 @@ static int ext4_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
return PTR_ERR(handle);

retval = -ENOENT;
- bh = ext4_find_entry(dentry, &de);
+ bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de);
if (!bh)
goto end_rmdir;

@@ -2151,7 +2149,7 @@ static int ext4_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
handle->h_sync = 1;

retval = -ENOENT;
- bh = ext4_find_entry(dentry, &de);
+ bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de);
if (!bh)
goto end_unlink;

@@ -2312,7 +2310,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
if (IS_DIRSYNC(old_dir) || IS_DIRSYNC(new_dir))
handle->h_sync = 1;

- old_bh = ext4_find_entry(old_dentry, &old_de);
+ old_bh = ext4_find_entry(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &old_de);
/*
* Check for inode number is _not_ due to possible IO errors.
* We might rmdir the source, keep it as pwd of some process
@@ -2325,7 +2323,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
goto end_rename;

new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
- new_bh = ext4_find_entry(new_dentry, &new_de);
+ new_bh = ext4_find_entry(new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name, &new_de);
if (new_bh) {
if (!new_inode) {
brelse(new_bh);
@@ -2392,7 +2390,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
struct buffer_head *old_bh2;
struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *old_de2;

- old_bh2 = ext4_find_entry(old_dentry, &old_de2);
+ old_bh2 = ext4_find_entry(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &old_de2);
if (old_bh2) {
retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, old_dir,
old_de2, old_bh2);
--
1.5.6.1.205.ge2c7.dirty

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