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ovl: narrow locking in ovl_workdir_create()
authorNeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:44:23 +0000 (10:44 +1000)
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:10:42 +0000 (11:10 +0200)
commit61eb7fec9e79d429939fab16a4558caf7fa83160
treed349deb3aad30e7eec033d8c284a53e81ae4c188
parent8290fb412d2f3dced1b744330d22f2d639ccdf36
ovl: narrow locking in ovl_workdir_create()

In ovl_workdir_create() don't hold the dir lock for the whole time, but
only take it when needed.

It now gets taken separately for ovl_workdir_cleanup().  A subsequent
patch will move the locking into that function.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250716004725.1206467-13-neil@brown.name
Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
fs/overlayfs/super.c