Merge branch 'for-2.6.34-incoming' into for-2.6.35-incoming
[pandora-kernel.git] / fs / pnode.c
index 8d5f392..5cc564a 100644 (file)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int do_make_slave(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 
        /*
         * slave 'mnt' to a peer mount that has the
-        * same root dentry. If none is available than
+        * same root dentry. If none is available then
         * slave it to anything that is available.
         */
        while ((peer_mnt = next_peer(peer_mnt)) != mnt &&
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ void change_mnt_propagation(struct vfsmount *mnt, int type)
  * get the next mount in the propagation tree.
  * @m: the mount seen last
  * @origin: the original mount from where the tree walk initiated
+ *
+ * Note that peer groups form contiguous segments of slave lists.
+ * We rely on that in get_source() to be able to find out if
+ * vfsmount found while iterating with propagation_next() is
+ * a peer of one we'd found earlier.
  */
 static struct vfsmount *propagation_next(struct vfsmount *m,
                                         struct vfsmount *origin)
@@ -186,10 +191,6 @@ static struct vfsmount *get_source(struct vfsmount *dest,
 {
        struct vfsmount *p_last_src = NULL;
        struct vfsmount *p_last_dest = NULL;
-       *type = CL_PROPAGATION;
-
-       if (IS_MNT_SHARED(dest))
-               *type |= CL_MAKE_SHARED;
 
        while (last_dest != dest->mnt_master) {
                p_last_dest = last_dest;
@@ -202,13 +203,18 @@ static struct vfsmount *get_source(struct vfsmount *dest,
                do {
                        p_last_dest = next_peer(p_last_dest);
                } while (IS_MNT_NEW(p_last_dest));
+               /* is that a peer of the earlier? */
+               if (dest == p_last_dest) {
+                       *type = CL_MAKE_SHARED;
+                       return p_last_src;
+               }
        }
-
-       if (dest != p_last_dest) {
-               *type |= CL_SLAVE;
-               return last_src;
-       } else
-               return p_last_src;
+       /* slave of the earlier, then */
+       *type = CL_SLAVE;
+       /* beginning of peer group among the slaves? */
+       if (IS_MNT_SHARED(dest))
+               *type |= CL_MAKE_SHARED;
+       return last_src;
 }
 
 /*