Merge tag 'upstream-4.7-rc4' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs
Pull UBI fixes from Richard Weinberger:
"This contains fixes for a regression introduced in rc1"
* tag 'upstream-4.7-rc4' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs:
ubi: Don't bypass ->getattr()
Revert "mtd: switch open_mtd_by_chdev() to use of vfs_stat()"
Revert "mtd: switch ubi_open_volume_path() to vfs_stat()"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 16baeb5..ef36182 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -1147,11 +1147,17 @@
*/
static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd_by_chdev(const char *mtd_dev)
{
- struct kstat stat;
int err, minor;
+ struct path path;
+ struct kstat stat;
/* Probably this is an MTD character device node path */
- err = vfs_stat(mtd_dev, &stat);
+ err = kern_path(mtd_dev, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+ if (err)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+ err = vfs_getattr(&path, &stat);
+ path_put(&path);
if (err)
return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -1160,6 +1166,7 @@
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
minor = MINOR(stat.rdev);
+
if (minor & 1)
/*
* Just do not think the "/dev/mtdrX" devices support is need,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
index 348dbbc..a9e2cef 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
{
int error, ubi_num, vol_id;
+ struct path path;
struct kstat stat;
dbg_gen("open volume %s, mode %d", pathname, mode);
@@ -309,7 +310,12 @@
if (!pathname || !*pathname)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
- error = vfs_stat(pathname, &stat);
+ error = kern_path(pathname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+ if (error)
+ return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+ error = vfs_getattr(&path, &stat);
+ path_put(&path);
if (error)
return ERR_PTR(error);