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 | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
include/linux/fs.h | 4 +++-
3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index a4284cc..a1604ce 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -2972,7 +2972,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
}
do_ioctl:
- error = vfs_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
+ error = do_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
out_fput:
fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
out:
diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 652cacf..1ab7b7d 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -16,8 +16,20 @@
#include <asm/ioctls.h>
-static long do_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
- unsigned long arg)
+/**
+ * vfs_ioctl - call filesystem specific ioctl methods
+ * @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 ->unlocked_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;
@@ -39,6 +51,7 @@ static long do_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
out:
return error;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_ioctl);
static int file_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
unsigned long arg)
@@ -72,18 +85,18 @@ static int file_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
return put_user(i_size_read(inode) - filp->f_pos, p);
}
- return do_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+ return vfs_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
}
/*
* When you add any new common ioctls to the switches above and below
* please update compat_sys_ioctl() too.
*
- * vfs_ioctl() is not for drivers and not intended to be EXPORT_SYMBOL()'d.
+ * do_ioctl() is not for drivers and not intended to be EXPORT_SYMBOL()'d.
* It's just a simple helper for sys_ioctl and compat_sys_ioctl.
*/
-int vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
- unsigned long arg)
+int do_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
+ unsigned long arg)
{
unsigned int flag;
int on, error = 0;
@@ -152,7 +165,7 @@ int vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
if (S_ISREG(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
error = file_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
else
- error = do_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+ error = vfs_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
break;
}
return error;
@@ -172,7 +185,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
if (error)
goto out_fput;
- error = vfs_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
+ error = do_ioctl(filp, fd, cmd, arg);
out_fput:
fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
out:
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b3ec4a4..d513f16 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1924,7 +1924,9 @@ 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 *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
+ unsigned long arg);
extern void get_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs);
extern void put_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs);
--
1.5.2.2
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