Add sd->s_dir.links and sd->s_link.next and chain symlinks to their
targets.  This will be used to implement auto-removal and auto-rename
of symlinks.

Symlinks created with kobject-based sysfs_create_symlink() won't be
chained to keep backward compatibility.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 fs/sysfs/dir.c     |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 fs/sysfs/symlink.c |    3 +++
 fs/sysfs/sysfs.h   |    4 ++++
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index b042a2e..bb9e87e 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ static struct inode *sysfs_addrm_get_parent_inode(struct 
sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
  *
  *     Get @parent and set sd->s_parent to it and increment nlink of
  *     parent inode if @sd is a directory and link into the children
- *     list of the parent.
+ *     list of the parent.  If LINK_CHAINED flag is set, @sd is also
+ *     chained into the parent's s_dir.links list.
  *
  *     This function should be called between calls to
  *     sysfs_addrm_start() and sysfs_addrm_finish() and should be
@@ -522,6 +523,11 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct 
sysfs_dirent *parent,
 
        sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
 
+       if (sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_LINK_CHAINED) {
+               sd->s_link.next = sd->s_link.target->s_dir.links;
+               sd->s_link.target->s_dir.links = sd;
+       }
+
        if (parent_inode) {
                parent_inode->i_ctime = parent_inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
                if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
@@ -537,7 +543,8 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct 
sysfs_dirent *parent,
  *     @sd: sysfs_dirent to be added
  *
  *     Mark @sd removed and drop nlink of parent inode if @sd is a
- *     directory.  @sd is unlinked from the children list.
+ *     directory.  @sd is unlinked from the children list and the
+ *     s_dir.links list if applicable.
  *
  *     This function should be called between calls to
  *     sysfs_addrm_start() and sysfs_addrm_finish() and should be
@@ -554,6 +561,21 @@ void sysfs_remove_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct 
sysfs_dirent *sd)
 
        parent_inode = sysfs_addrm_get_parent_inode(acxt, sd->s_parent);
 
+       if (sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_LINK_CHAINED) {
+               struct sysfs_dirent *target = sd->s_link.target;
+               struct sysfs_dirent **p;
+               int removed = 0;
+
+               for (p = &target->s_dir.links; *p; p = &(*p)->s_link.next) {
+                       if (*p == sd) {
+                               *p = sd->s_link.next;
+                               removed = 1;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               BUG_ON(!removed);
+       }
+
        sysfs_unlink_sibling(sd);
 
        sd->s_flags |= SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 296fef5..53cc8a6 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ struct sysfs_dirent *__sysfs_add_link(struct sysfs_dirent 
*parent,
                goto err;
 
        if (format) {
+               /* chain into the target's links list */
+               flags |= SYSFS_FLAG_LINK_CHAINED;
+
                /* SYSFS_COPY_NAME means 'copy the format string' */
                rc = -ENOMEM;
                if (mode & SYSFS_COPY_NAME) {
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 9167032..f704279 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ struct sysfs_elem_dir {
        void                    *data;
        /* children list starts here and goes through sd->s_sibling */
        struct sysfs_dirent     *children;
+       /* symlinks list starts here and goes through sd->s_link.next */
+       struct sysfs_dirent     *links;
 };
 
 struct sysfs_elem_link {
        struct sysfs_dirent     *target;
+       struct sysfs_dirent     *next;
        const char              *name_fmt;
 };
 
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ struct sysfs_dirent {
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED             0x0200
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_NAME_COPIED         0x0400
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_LINK_NAME_FMT_COPIED        0x0800
+#define SYSFS_FLAG_LINK_CHAINED                0x1000
 
 static inline unsigned int sysfs_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-- 
1.5.0.3


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