On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:40:56 -0400 Erez Zadok wrote:
> Rename old vfs_ioctl to do_ioctl, because the comment above it clearly
> indicates that it is an internal function not to be exported to modules;
> therefore it should have a more traditional do_XXX name. The new do_ioctl
> is exported in fs.h but not to modules.
>
> Rename the old do_ioctl to vfs_ioctl because the names vfs_XXX should
> preferably be reserved to callable VFS functions which modules may call, as
> many other vfs_XXX functions already do. Export the new vfs_ioctl to GPL
> modules so others can use it (including Unionfs and eCryptfs). Add DocBook
> for new vfs_ioctl.
>
> Signed-off-by: Erez Zadok <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/compat_ioctl.c | 2 +-
> fs/ioctl.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> include/linux/fs.h | 3 ++-
> 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
> index 652cacf..34e3f58 100644
> --- a/fs/ioctl.c
> +++ b/fs/ioctl.c
> @@ -16,8 +16,21 @@
>
> #include <asm/ioctls.h>
>
> -static long do_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
> - unsigned long arg)
> +/**
> + * vfs_ioctl - call filesystem specific ioctl methods
> + *
No "blank" line allowed in kernel-doc between function name and its
parameters.
> + * @filp: [in] open file to invoke ioctl method on
> + * @cmd: [in] ioctl command to execute
> + * @arg: [in/out] command-specific argument for ioctl
> + *
> + * Invokes filesystem specific ->unlock_ioctl, if one exists; otherwise
> + * invokes * filesystem specific ->ioctl method. If neither method exists,
> + * returns -ENOTTY.
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success, -errno on error.
> + */
> +long vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
> + unsigned long arg)
> {
> int error = -ENOTTY;
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index b3ec4a4..c0c5d36 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -1924,7 +1924,8 @@ extern int vfs_stat_fd(int dfd, char __user *, struct kstat *);
> extern int vfs_lstat_fd(int dfd, char __user *, struct kstat *);
> extern int vfs_fstat(unsigned int, struct kstat *);
>
> -extern int vfs_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned long);
> +extern long vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
> +extern int do_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned long);
Use/keep parameter names, please. That is preferred.
> extern void get_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs);
> extern void put_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs);
> --
> 1.5.2.2
>
> -
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
> the body of a message to [email protected]
> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
>
---
~Randy
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[Index of Archives]
[Kernel Newbies]
[Netfilter]
[Bugtraq]
[Photo]
[Stuff]
[Gimp]
[Yosemite News]
[MIPS Linux]
[ARM Linux]
[Linux Security]
[Linux RAID]
[Video 4 Linux]
[Linux for the blind]
[Linux Resources]
