JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-29564
commit 484d4fbfdafea581fdc2fd04df6781c3a59122c9
Author: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Nov 12 08:55:57 2023 +0200
ovl: stop using d_alloc_anon()/d_instantiate_anon()
Commit f9c34674bc ("vfs: factor out helpers d_instantiate_anon() and
d_alloc_anon()") was introduced so overlayfs could initialize a non-dir
disconnected overlay dentry before overlay inode is attached to it.
Since commit ("0af950f57fef ovl: move ovl_entry into ovl_inode"), all
ovl_obtain_alias() can do is set DCACHE_OP_*REVALIDATE flags in ->d_flags
and OVL_E_UPPER_ALIAS flag in ->d_fsdata.
The DCACHE_OP_*REVALIDATE flags and OVL_E_UPPER_ALIAS flag are irrelevant
for a disconnected non-dir dentry, so it is better to use d_obtain_alias()
instead of open coding it.
Suggested-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>