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authorAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>2021-04-01 19:00:57 -0400
committerAl Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>2021-04-07 13:56:43 -0400
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switch file_open_root() to struct path
... and provide file_open_root_mnt(), using the root of given mount. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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@@ -890,3 +890,12 @@ been called or returned with non -EIOCBQUEUED code.
mnt_want_write_file() can now only be paired with mnt_drop_write_file(),
whereas previously it could be paired with mnt_drop_write() as well.
+
+---
+
+**mandatory**
+
+Calling conventions for file_open_root() changed; now it takes struct path *
+instead of passing mount and dentry separately. For callers that used to
+pass <mnt, mnt->mnt_root> pair (i.e. the root of given mount), a new helper
+is provided - file_open_root_mnt(). In-tree users adjusted.