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1 #ifndef _LINUX_NAMEI_H
2 #define _LINUX_NAMEI_H
4 #include <linux/linkage.h>
6 struct vfsmount;
8 struct open_intent {
9 int flags;
10 int create_mode;
11 struct file *file;
14 enum { MAX_NESTED_LINKS = 5 };
16 struct nameidata {
17 struct dentry *dentry;
18 struct vfsmount *mnt;
19 struct qstr last;
20 unsigned int flags;
21 int last_type;
22 unsigned depth;
23 char *saved_names[MAX_NESTED_LINKS + 1];
25 /* Intent data */
26 union {
27 struct open_intent open;
28 } intent;
32 * Type of the last component on LOOKUP_PARENT
34 enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
37 * The bitmask for a lookup event:
38 * - follow links at the end
39 * - require a directory
40 * - ending slashes ok even for nonexistent files
41 * - internal "there are more path compnents" flag
42 * - locked when lookup done with dcache_lock held
43 * - dentry cache is untrusted; force a real lookup
45 #define LOOKUP_FOLLOW 1
46 #define LOOKUP_DIRECTORY 2
47 #define LOOKUP_CONTINUE 4
48 #define LOOKUP_PARENT 16
49 #define LOOKUP_NOALT 32
50 #define LOOKUP_REVAL 64
52 * Intent data
54 #define LOOKUP_OPEN (0x0100)
55 #define LOOKUP_CREATE (0x0200)
56 #define LOOKUP_ACCESS (0x0400)
58 extern int FASTCALL(__user_walk(const char __user *, unsigned, struct nameidata *));
59 #define user_path_walk(name,nd) \
60 __user_walk(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, nd)
61 #define user_path_walk_link(name,nd) \
62 __user_walk(name, 0, nd)
63 extern int FASTCALL(path_lookup(const char *, unsigned, struct nameidata *));
64 extern int FASTCALL(path_walk(const char *, struct nameidata *));
65 extern int FASTCALL(link_path_walk(const char *, struct nameidata *));
66 extern void path_release(struct nameidata *);
67 extern void path_release_on_umount(struct nameidata *);
69 extern int __user_path_lookup_open(const char __user *, unsigned lookup_flags, struct nameidata *nd, int open_flags);
70 extern int path_lookup_open(const char *, unsigned lookup_flags, struct nameidata *, int open_flags);
71 extern struct file *lookup_instantiate_filp(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
72 int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *));
73 extern struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd, int flags);
74 extern void release_open_intent(struct nameidata *);
76 extern struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
77 extern struct dentry * lookup_hash(struct nameidata *);
79 extern int follow_down(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
80 extern int follow_up(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
82 extern struct dentry *lock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
83 extern void unlock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
85 static inline void nd_set_link(struct nameidata *nd, char *path)
87 nd->saved_names[nd->depth] = path;
90 static inline char *nd_get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
92 return nd->saved_names[nd->depth];
95 #endif /* _LINUX_NAMEI_H */