9p wants to be able to build a path from given dentry to fs root and keep
it valid over a blocking operation.
->s_vfs_rename_mutex would be a natural candidate, but there are places
where we need that and where we have no way to tell if ->s_vfs_rename_mutex
is already held deeper in callchain. Moreover, it's only held for
cross-directory renames; name changes within the same directory happen
without it.
Solution:
* have d_move() done in ->rename() rather than in its caller
* maintain a 9p-private rwsem (per-filesystem)
* hold it exclusive over the relevant part of ->rename()
* hold it shared over the places where we want the path.
That almost works. FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE is enough to put all d_move()
and d_exchange() calls under filesystem's control. However, there's
also __d_unalias(), which isn't covered by any of that.
If ->lookup() hits a directory inode with preexisting dentry elsewhere
(due to e.g. rename done on server behind our back), d_splice_alias()
called by ->lookup() will move/rename that alias.
Add a couple of optional methods, so that __d_unalias() would do
if alias->d_op->d_unalias_trylock != NULL
if (!alias->d_op->d_unalias_trylock(alias))
fail (resulting in -ESTALE from lookup)
__d_move(...)
if alias->d_op->d_unalias_unlock != NULL
alias->d_unalias_unlock(alias)
where it currently does __d_move(). 9p instances do down_write_trylock()
and up_write() of ->rename_mutex.