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@@ -1211,6 +1211,14 @@ static inline void mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode)
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__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC);
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}
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+/**
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+ * inc_nlink - directly increment an inode's link count
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+ * @inode: inode
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+ *
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+ * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any
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+ * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. Currently,
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+ * it is only here for parity with dec_nlink().
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+ */
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static inline void inc_nlink(struct inode *inode)
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{
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inode->i_nlink++;
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@@ -1222,11 +1230,30 @@ static inline void inode_inc_link_count(struct inode *inode)
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mark_inode_dirty(inode);
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}
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+/**
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+ * drop_nlink - directly drop an inode's link count
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+ * @inode: inode
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+ *
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+ * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any
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+ * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. In cases
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+ * where we are attempting to track writes to the
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+ * filesystem, a decrement to zero means an imminent
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+ * write when the file is truncated and actually unlinked
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+ * on the filesystem.
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+ */
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static inline void drop_nlink(struct inode *inode)
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{
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inode->i_nlink--;
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}
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+/**
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+ * clear_nlink - directly zero an inode's link count
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+ * @inode: inode
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+ *
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+ * This is a low-level filesystem helper to replace any
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+ * direct filesystem manipulation of i_nlink. See
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+ * drop_nlink() for why we care about i_nlink hitting zero.
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+ */
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static inline void clear_nlink(struct inode *inode)
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{
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inode->i_nlink = 0;
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