[RFC 02/26] VFS: Export dput_path() and path_to_nameidata()

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This patch makes dput_path() and path_to_nameidata() general available.

Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <[email protected]>
---
 fs/namei.c            |   16 ----------------
 include/linux/namei.h |   15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -573,22 +573,6 @@ fail:
 	return PTR_ERR(link);
 }
 
-static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	dput(path->dentry);
-	if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
-		mntput(path->mnt);
-}
-
-static inline void path_to_nameidata(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	if (nd->mnt != path->mnt)
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
-	nd->mnt = path->mnt;
-	nd->dentry = path->dentry;
-}
-
 static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error;
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -119,5 +119,20 @@ static inline void pathput(struct path *
 	dput(path->dentry);
 	mntput(path->mnt);
 }
+static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	dput(path->dentry);
+	if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
+		mntput(path->mnt);
+}
+
+static inline void path_to_nameidata(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	dput(nd->dentry);
+	if (nd->mnt != path->mnt)
+		mntput(nd->mnt);
+	nd->mnt = path->mnt;
+	nd->dentry = path->dentry;
+}
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_NAMEI_H */

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