* a reference at this point.
*/
BUG_ON(!IS_ROOT(dentry) && dentry->d_parent != parent);
- BUG_ON(!parent->d_count);
- parent->d_count++;
+ BUG_ON(!parent->d_lockref.count);
+ parent->d_lockref.count++;
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
}
spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
{
shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
- if (dentry->d_count == 1)
+ if (dentry->d_lockref.count == 1)
__d_drop(dentry);
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
}
if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
return -EINVAL;
/*
- * Using empty names is equivalent to using AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW
- * on /proc/self/fd/<fd>.
+ * To use null names we require CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH
+ * This ensures that not everyone will be able to create
+ * handlink using the passed filedescriptor.
*/
- if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH) {
+ if (!capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
+ return -ENOENT;
how = LOOKUP_EMPTY;
+ }
if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW)
how |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;