[PATCH 05/11] sysfs: sysfs_chmod_file handle multiple superblocks

[Tejun Heo]

Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>>> I think it would be great if sysfs_chmod_file can do all-or-nothing
>>>> instead of failing half way through but given the interface of
>>>> notify_change(), it could be difficult to implement.  Any ideas?
>>> Is it acceptable to queue the notifications in a list until we are in
>>> the loop and loop again to notify when exiting the first loop without
>>> error ?
>>
>> Can you please take a look at the following patch?
>>
>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/24484
>>
>> Which replaces notify_change() call to two calls to sysfs_setattr() and
>> fsnotify_change().  The latter never fails and the former should always
>> succeed if inode_change_ok() succeeds (inode_setattr() never fails
>> unless the size is changing), so I think the correct thing to do is...
>>
>> * Separate out sysfs_do_setattr() which doesn't do inode_change_ok() and
>> just sets the attributes.  Making it a void function which triggers
>> WARN_ON() when inode_setattr() fails would be a good idea.
>>
>> * Implement sysfs_chmod_file() in similar way rename/move are
>> implemented - allocate all resources and check conditions and then iff
>> everything looks okay commit the operation by calling sysfs_do_setattr().
>>
>> How does that sound?
> 
> Does this patch looks like what you are describing ?

Yeah, something like that.  With looping for all the inodes added, it
looks like it will work fine.

Thanks.

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tejun