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ovl: narrow locking in ovl_rename()
authorNeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:44:20 +0000 (10:44 +1000)
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:10:41 +0000 (11:10 +0200)
commit05468498cd2fc5b65e18eb80cdce8ae6ee6c9a77
tree53e4678a4274213cb34bbbc03202aba5ddc225f4
parent76342c9eb8e28f2e421ec7fb72bb2b9aa4d7dd77
ovl: narrow locking in ovl_rename()

Drop the rename lock immediately after the rename, and use
ovl_cleanup_unlocked() for cleanup.

This makes way for future changes where locks are taken on individual
dentries rather than the whole directory.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250716004725.1206467-10-neil@brown.name
Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
fs/overlayfs/dir.c