[apparmor] [PATCH 03/13] libfs: change simple_done_creating() to use end_creating()

Jeff Layton jlayton at kernel.org
Thu Feb 5 12:19:45 UTC 2026


On Wed, 2026-02-04 at 15:57 +1100, NeilBrown wrote:
> From: NeilBrown <neil at brown.name>
> 
> simple_done_creating() and end_creating() are identical.
> So change the former to use the latter.  This further centralises
> unlocking of directories.
> 
> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neil at brown.name>
> ---
>  fs/libfs.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
> index f1860dff86f2..db18b53fc189 100644
> --- a/fs/libfs.c
> +++ b/fs/libfs.c
> @@ -2318,7 +2318,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_start_creating);
>  /* parent must have been held exclusive since simple_start_creating() */
>  void simple_done_creating(struct dentry *child)
>  {
> -	inode_unlock(child->d_parent->d_inode);
> -	dput(child);
> +	end_creating(child);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_done_creating);

nit: seems like it would be better to turn this into a static inline
-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton at kernel.org>



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