kernfs: change kernfs_rename_lock into a read-write lock.
authorImran Khan <imran.f.khan@oracle.com>
Thu, 9 Mar 2023 11:09:32 +0000 (22:09 +1100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:23:45 +0000 (12:23 +0200)
commit06fb4736139fde0e1431fe2a5b4912dcb7588d09
tree25d2e93df9103be9b2f7a901e0215f1e2a6faef9
parentc9f2dfb7b59e5a6db054f821a6e1a6db8fa57d64
kernfs: change kernfs_rename_lock into a read-write lock.

kernfs_rename_lock protects a node's ->parent and thus kernfs topology.
Thus it can be used in cases that rely on a stable kernfs topology.
Change it to a read-write lock for better scalability.

Suggested by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Imran Khan <imran.f.khan@oracle.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230309110932.2889010-4-imran.f.khan@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
fs/kernfs/dir.c