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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt index efd23f481704..beb6e691f70a 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt @@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ struct inode_operations { ssize_t (*listxattr) (struct dentry *, char *, size_t); int (*removexattr) (struct dentry *, const char *); void (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec *, int); + struct file * (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *, + struct opendata *, unsigned open_flag, + umode_t create_mode, bool *created); }; Again, all methods are called without any locks being held, unless @@ -476,6 +479,14 @@ otherwise noted. an inode. If this is not defined the VFS will update the inode itself and call mark_inode_dirty_sync. + atomic_open: called on the last component of an open. Using this optional + method the filesystem can look up, possibly create and open the file in + one atomic operation. If it cannot perform this (e.g. the file type + turned out to be wrong) it may signal this by returning NULL instead of + an open struct file pointer. This method is only called if the last + component is negative or needs lookup. Cached positive dentries are + still handled by f_op->open(). + The Address Space Object ======================== |