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[GitHub/mt8127/android_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git] / fs / 9p / vfs_inode.c
index b16322db5ce6bace424d5a2fa6242636fbe4f221..a17b28854288f641cffb55abac436f85270b90ae 100644 (file)
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "v9fs.h"
 #include "9p.h"
 #include "v9fs_vfs.h"
-#include "conv.h"
 #include "fid.h"
 
 static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
@@ -127,100 +126,32 @@ static int p9mode2unixmode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, int mode)
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_blank_mistat - helper function to setup a 9P stat structure
+ * v9fs_blank_wstat - helper function to setup a 9P stat structure
  * @v9ses: 9P session info (for determining extended mode)
- * @mistat: structure to initialize
+ * @wstat: structure to initialize
  *
  */
 
 static void
-v9fs_blank_mistat(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct v9fs_stat *mistat)
+v9fs_blank_wstat(struct v9fs_wstat *wstat)
 {
-       mistat->type = ~0;
-       mistat->dev = ~0;
-       mistat->qid.type = ~0;
-       mistat->qid.version = ~0;
-       *((long long *)&mistat->qid.path) = ~0;
-       mistat->mode = ~0;
-       mistat->atime = ~0;
-       mistat->mtime = ~0;
-       mistat->length = ~0;
-       mistat->name = mistat->data;
-       mistat->uid = mistat->data;
-       mistat->gid = mistat->data;
-       mistat->muid = mistat->data;
-       if (v9ses->extended) {
-               mistat->n_uid = ~0;
-               mistat->n_gid = ~0;
-               mistat->n_muid = ~0;
-               mistat->extension = mistat->data;
-       }
-       *mistat->data = 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * v9fs_mistat2unix - convert mistat to unix stat
- * @mistat: Plan 9 metadata (mistat) structure
- * @buf: unix metadata (stat) structure to populate
- * @sb: superblock
- *
- */
-
-static void
-v9fs_mistat2unix(struct v9fs_stat *mistat, struct stat *buf,
-                struct super_block *sb)
-{
-       struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb ? sb->s_fs_info : NULL;
-
-       buf->st_nlink = 1;
-
-       buf->st_atime = mistat->atime;
-       buf->st_mtime = mistat->mtime;
-       buf->st_ctime = mistat->mtime;
-
-       buf->st_uid = (unsigned short)-1;
-       buf->st_gid = (unsigned short)-1;
-
-       if (v9ses && v9ses->extended) {
-               /* TODO: string to uid mapping via user-space daemon */
-               if (mistat->n_uid != -1)
-                       sscanf(mistat->uid, "%x", (unsigned int *)&buf->st_uid);
-
-               if (mistat->n_gid != -1)
-                       sscanf(mistat->gid, "%x", (unsigned int *)&buf->st_gid);
-       }
-
-       if (buf->st_uid == (unsigned short)-1)
-               buf->st_uid = v9ses->uid;
-       if (buf->st_gid == (unsigned short)-1)
-               buf->st_gid = v9ses->gid;
-
-       buf->st_mode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, mistat->mode);
-       if ((S_ISBLK(buf->st_mode)) || (S_ISCHR(buf->st_mode))) {
-               char type = 0;
-               int major = -1;
-               int minor = -1;
-               sscanf(mistat->extension, "%c %u %u", &type, &major, &minor);
-               switch (type) {
-               case 'c':
-                       buf->st_mode &= ~S_IFBLK;
-                       buf->st_mode |= S_IFCHR;
-                       break;
-               case 'b':
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Unknown special type %c (%s)\n",
-                               type, mistat->extension);
-               };
-               buf->st_rdev = MKDEV(major, minor);
-       } else
-               buf->st_rdev = 0;
-
-       buf->st_size = mistat->length;
-
-       buf->st_blksize = sb->s_blocksize;
-       buf->st_blocks =
-           (buf->st_size + buf->st_blksize - 1) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+       wstat->type = ~0;
+       wstat->dev = ~0;
+       wstat->qid.type = ~0;
+       wstat->qid.version = ~0;
+       *((long long *)&wstat->qid.path) = ~0;
+       wstat->mode = ~0;
+       wstat->atime = ~0;
+       wstat->mtime = ~0;
+       wstat->length = ~0;
+       wstat->name = NULL;
+       wstat->uid = NULL;
+       wstat->gid = NULL;
+       wstat->muid = NULL;
+       wstat->n_uid = ~0;
+       wstat->n_gid = ~0;
+       wstat->n_muid = ~0;
+       wstat->extension = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -307,16 +238,17 @@ v9fs_create(struct inode *dir,
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
        struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
        struct v9fs_fid *dirfid =
-           v9fs_fid_lookup(file_dentry->d_parent, FID_WALK);
+           v9fs_fid_lookup(file_dentry->d_parent);
        struct v9fs_fid *fid = NULL;
        struct inode *file_inode = NULL;
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
        struct v9fs_qid qid;
-       struct stat newstat;
        int dirfidnum = -1;
        long newfid = -1;
        int result = 0;
        unsigned int iounit = 0;
+       int wfidno = -1;
+       int err;
 
        perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, perm);
 
@@ -348,91 +280,110 @@ v9fs_create(struct inode *dir,
 
        result = v9fs_t_walk(v9ses, dirfidnum, newfid, NULL, &fcall);
        if (result < 0) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clone error: %s\n", FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("clone error", fcall);
                v9fs_put_idpool(newfid, &v9ses->fidpool);
-               newfid = 0;
+               newfid = -1;
                goto CleanUpFid;
        }
 
        kfree(fcall);
+       fcall = NULL;
 
        result = v9fs_t_create(v9ses, newfid, (char *)file_dentry->d_name.name,
                               perm, open_mode, &fcall);
        if (result < 0) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "create fails: %s(%d)\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall), result);
-
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("create fails", fcall);
                goto CleanUpFid;
        }
 
        iounit = fcall->params.rcreate.iounit;
        qid = fcall->params.rcreate.qid;
        kfree(fcall);
+       fcall = NULL;
 
-       fid = v9fs_fid_create(file_dentry);
-       if (!fid) {
-               result = -ENOMEM;
+       if (!(perm&V9FS_DMDIR)) {
+               fid = v9fs_fid_create(file_dentry, v9ses, newfid, 1);
+               dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "fid %p %d\n", fid, fid->fidcreate);
+               if (!fid) {
+                       result = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto CleanUpFid;
+               }
+
+               fid->qid = qid;
+               fid->iounit = iounit;
+       } else {
+               err = v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid);
+               newfid = -1;
+               if (err < 0)
+                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for mkdir failed: %d\n", err);
+       }
+
+       /* walk to the newly created file and put the fid in the dentry */
+       wfidno = v9fs_get_idpool(&v9ses->fidpool);
+       if (wfidno < 0) {
+               eprintk(KERN_WARNING, "no free fids available\n");
+               return -ENOSPC;
+       }
+
+       result = v9fs_t_walk(v9ses, dirfidnum, wfidno,
+               (char *) file_dentry->d_name.name, &fcall);
+       if (result < 0) {
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("clone error", fcall);
+               v9fs_put_idpool(wfidno, &v9ses->fidpool);
+               wfidno = -1;
                goto CleanUpFid;
        }
+       kfree(fcall);
+       fcall = NULL;
+
+       if (!v9fs_fid_create(file_dentry, v9ses, wfidno, 0)) {
+               v9fs_put_idpool(wfidno, &v9ses->fidpool);
 
-       fid->fid = newfid;
-       fid->fidopen = 0;
-       fid->fidcreate = 1;
-       fid->qid = qid;
-       fid->iounit = iounit;
-       fid->rdir_pos = 0;
-       fid->rdir_fcall = NULL;
-       fid->v9ses = v9ses;
+               goto CleanUpFid;
+       }
 
        if ((perm & V9FS_DMSYMLINK) || (perm & V9FS_DMLINK) ||
            (perm & V9FS_DMNAMEDPIPE) || (perm & V9FS_DMSOCKET) ||
            (perm & V9FS_DMDEVICE))
                return 0;
 
-       result = v9fs_t_stat(v9ses, newfid, &fcall);
+       result = v9fs_t_stat(v9ses, wfidno, &fcall);
        if (result < 0) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "stat error: %s(%d)\n", FCALL_ERROR(fcall),
-                       result);
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("stat error", fcall);
                goto CleanUpFid;
        }
 
-       v9fs_mistat2unix(fcall->params.rstat.stat, &newstat, sb);
 
-       file_inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb, newstat.st_mode);
+       file_inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb,
+               p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, fcall->params.rstat.stat.mode));
+
        if ((!file_inode) || IS_ERR(file_inode)) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "create inode failed\n");
                result = -EBADF;
                goto CleanUpFid;
        }
 
-       v9fs_mistat2inode(fcall->params.rstat.stat, file_inode, sb);
+       v9fs_stat2inode(&fcall->params.rstat.stat, file_inode, sb);
        kfree(fcall);
+       fcall = NULL;
+       file_dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
        d_instantiate(file_dentry, file_inode);
 
-       if (perm & V9FS_DMDIR) {
-               if (v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid, &fcall))
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for mkdir failed: %s\n",
-                               FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-
-               v9fs_put_idpool(newfid, &v9ses->fidpool);
-               kfree(fcall);
-               fid->fidopen = 0;
-               fid->fidcreate = 0;
-               d_drop(file_dentry);
-       }
-
        return 0;
 
       CleanUpFid:
        kfree(fcall);
+       fcall = NULL;
 
-       if (newfid) {
-               if (v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid, &fcall))
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk failed: %s\n",
-                               FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-
-               v9fs_put_idpool(newfid, &v9ses->fidpool);
-               kfree(fcall);
+       if (newfid >= 0) {
+               err = v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk failed: %d\n", err);
+       }
+       if (wfidno >= 0) {
+               err = v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, wfidno);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk failed: %d\n", err);
        }
        return result;
 }
@@ -461,7 +412,7 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
        file_inode = file->d_inode;
        sb = file_inode->i_sb;
        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(file_inode);
-       v9fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(file, FID_OP);
+       v9fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(file);
 
        if (!v9fid) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR,
@@ -477,10 +428,9 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
        }
 
        result = v9fs_t_remove(v9ses, fid, &fcall);
-       if (result < 0)
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "remove of file fails: %s(%d)\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall), result);
-       else {
+       if (result < 0) {
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("remove fails", fcall);
+       } else {
                v9fs_put_idpool(fid, &v9ses->fidpool);
                v9fs_fid_destroy(v9fid);
        }
@@ -535,7 +485,6 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
        struct v9fs_fid *fid;
        struct inode *inode;
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
-       struct stat newstat;
        int dirfidnum = -1;
        int newfid = -1;
        int result = 0;
@@ -545,7 +494,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
        sb = dir->i_sb;
        v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-       dirfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent, FID_WALK);
+       dirfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 
        if (!dirfid) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "no dirfid\n");
@@ -573,7 +522,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                v9fs_put_idpool(newfid, &v9ses->fidpool);
                if (result == -ENOENT) {
                        d_add(dentry, NULL);
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR,
+                       dprintk(DEBUG_VFS,
                                "Return negative dentry %p count %d\n",
                                dentry, atomic_read(&dentry->d_count));
                        return NULL;
@@ -588,8 +537,8 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                goto FreeFcall;
        }
 
-       v9fs_mistat2unix(fcall->params.rstat.stat, &newstat, sb);
-       inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb, newstat.st_mode);
+       inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb, p9mode2unixmode(v9ses,
+               fcall->params.rstat.stat.mode));
 
        if (IS_ERR(inode) && (PTR_ERR(inode) == -ENOSPC)) {
                eprintk(KERN_WARNING, "inode alloc failes, returns %ld\n",
@@ -599,22 +548,19 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                goto FreeFcall;
        }
 
-       inode->i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(&fcall->params.rstat.stat->qid);
+       inode->i_ino = v9fs_qid2ino(&fcall->params.rstat.stat.qid);
 
-       fid = v9fs_fid_create(dentry);
+       fid = v9fs_fid_create(dentry, v9ses, newfid, 0);
        if (fid == NULL) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "couldn't insert\n");
                result = -ENOMEM;
                goto FreeFcall;
        }
 
-       fid->fid = newfid;
-       fid->fidopen = 0;
-       fid->v9ses = v9ses;
-       fid->qid = fcall->params.rstat.stat->qid;
+       fid->qid = fcall->params.rstat.stat.qid;
 
        dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
-       v9fs_mistat2inode(fcall->params.rstat.stat, inode, inode->i_sb);
+       v9fs_stat2inode(&fcall->params.rstat.stat, inode, inode->i_sb);
 
        d_add(dentry, inode);
        kfree(fcall);
@@ -665,12 +611,12 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 {
        struct inode *old_inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(old_inode);
-       struct v9fs_fid *oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry, FID_WALK);
+       struct v9fs_fid *oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry);
        struct v9fs_fid *olddirfid =
-           v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry->d_parent, FID_WALK);
+           v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry->d_parent);
        struct v9fs_fid *newdirfid =
-           v9fs_fid_lookup(new_dentry->d_parent, FID_WALK);
-       struct v9fs_stat *mistat = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata, GFP_KERNEL);
+           v9fs_fid_lookup(new_dentry->d_parent);
+       struct v9fs_wstat wstat;
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
        int fid = -1;
        int olddirfidnum = -1;
@@ -679,9 +625,6 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
 
-       if (!mistat)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        if ((!oldfid) || (!olddirfid) || (!newdirfid)) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "problem with arguments\n");
                return -EBADF;
@@ -705,33 +648,22 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                goto FreeFcallnBail;
        }
 
-       v9fs_blank_mistat(v9ses, mistat);
-
-       strcpy(mistat->data + 1, v9ses->name);
-       mistat->name = mistat->data + 1 + strlen(v9ses->name);
+       v9fs_blank_wstat(&wstat);
+       wstat.muid = v9ses->name;
+       wstat.name = (char *) new_dentry->d_name.name;
 
-       if (new_dentry->d_name.len >
-           (v9ses->maxdata - strlen(v9ses->name) - sizeof(struct v9fs_stat))) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "new name too long\n");
-               goto FreeFcallnBail;
-       }
-
-       strcpy(mistat->name, new_dentry->d_name.name);
-       retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, fid, mistat, &fcall);
+       retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, fid, &wstat, &fcall);
 
       FreeFcallnBail:
-       kfree(mistat);
-
        if (retval < 0)
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "v9fs_t_wstat error: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("wstat error", fcall);
 
        kfree(fcall);
        return retval;
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_vfs_getattr - retreive file metadata
+ * v9fs_vfs_getattr - retrieve file metadata
  * @mnt - mount information
  * @dentry - file to get attributes on
  * @stat - metadata structure to populate
@@ -744,7 +676,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 {
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
-       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
+       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
        int err = -EPERM;
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
@@ -759,7 +691,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
        if (err < 0)
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "stat error\n");
        else {
-               v9fs_mistat2inode(fcall->params.rstat.stat, dentry->d_inode,
+               v9fs_stat2inode(&fcall->params.rstat.stat, dentry->d_inode,
                                  dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
                generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
        }
@@ -778,59 +710,46 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
-       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
+       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
-       struct v9fs_stat *mistat = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata, GFP_KERNEL);
+       struct v9fs_wstat wstat;
        int res = -EPERM;
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, "\n");
 
-       if (!mistat)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        if (!fid) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR,
                        "Couldn't find fid associated with dentry\n");
                return -EBADF;
        }
 
-       v9fs_blank_mistat(v9ses, mistat);
+       v9fs_blank_wstat(&wstat);
        if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-               mistat->mode = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, iattr->ia_mode);
+               wstat.mode = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, iattr->ia_mode);
 
        if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME)
-               mistat->mtime = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
+               wstat.mtime = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_sec;
 
        if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME)
-               mistat->atime = iattr->ia_atime.tv_sec;
+               wstat.atime = iattr->ia_atime.tv_sec;
 
        if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
-               mistat->length = iattr->ia_size;
+               wstat.length = iattr->ia_size;
 
        if (v9ses->extended) {
-               char *ptr = mistat->data+1;
+               if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+                       wstat.n_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
 
-               if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID) {
-                       mistat->uid = ptr;
-                       ptr += 1+sprintf(ptr, "%08x", iattr->ia_uid);
-                       mistat->n_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
-               }
-
-               if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) {
-                       mistat->gid = ptr;
-                       ptr += 1+sprintf(ptr, "%08x", iattr->ia_gid);
-                       mistat->n_gid = iattr->ia_gid;
-               }
+               if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+                       wstat.n_gid = iattr->ia_gid;
        }
 
-       res = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, fid->fid, mistat, &fcall);
+       res = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, fid->fid, &wstat, &fcall);
 
        if (res < 0)
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "wstat error: %s\n", FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("wstat error", fcall);
 
-       kfree(mistat);
        kfree(fcall);
-
        if (res >= 0)
                res = inode_setattr(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
 
@@ -838,51 +757,47 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 }
 
 /**
- * v9fs_mistat2inode - populate an inode structure with mistat info
- * @mistat: Plan 9 metadata (mistat) structure
+ * v9fs_stat2inode - populate an inode structure with mistat info
+ * @stat: Plan 9 metadata (mistat) structure
  * @inode: inode to populate
  * @sb: superblock of filesystem
  *
  */
 
 void
-v9fs_mistat2inode(struct v9fs_stat *mistat, struct inode *inode,
-                 struct super_block *sb)
+v9fs_stat2inode(struct v9fs_stat *stat, struct inode *inode,
+       struct super_block *sb)
 {
+       int n;
+       char ext[32];
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
        inode->i_nlink = 1;
 
-       inode->i_atime.tv_sec = mistat->atime;
-       inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = mistat->mtime;
-       inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = mistat->mtime;
+       inode->i_atime.tv_sec = stat->atime;
+       inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = stat->mtime;
+       inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = stat->mtime;
 
-       inode->i_uid = -1;
-       inode->i_gid = -1;
+       inode->i_uid = v9ses->uid;
+       inode->i_gid = v9ses->gid;
 
        if (v9ses->extended) {
-               /* TODO: string to uid mapping via user-space daemon */
-               inode->i_uid = mistat->n_uid;
-               inode->i_gid = mistat->n_gid;
-
-               if (mistat->n_uid == -1)
-                       sscanf(mistat->uid, "%x", &inode->i_uid);
-
-               if (mistat->n_gid == -1)
-                       sscanf(mistat->gid, "%x", &inode->i_gid);
+               inode->i_uid = stat->n_uid;
+               inode->i_gid = stat->n_gid;
        }
 
-       if (inode->i_uid == -1)
-               inode->i_uid = v9ses->uid;
-       if (inode->i_gid == -1)
-               inode->i_gid = v9ses->gid;
-
-       inode->i_mode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, mistat->mode);
+       inode->i_mode = p9mode2unixmode(v9ses, stat->mode);
        if ((S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) || (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode))) {
                char type = 0;
                int major = -1;
                int minor = -1;
-               sscanf(mistat->extension, "%c %u %u", &type, &major, &minor);
+
+               n = stat->extension.len;
+               if (n > sizeof(ext)-1)
+                       n = sizeof(ext)-1;
+               memmove(ext, stat->extension.str, n);
+               ext[n] = 0;
+               sscanf(ext, "%c %u %u", &type, &major, &minor);
                switch (type) {
                case 'c':
                        inode->i_mode &= ~S_IFBLK;
@@ -891,14 +806,14 @@ v9fs_mistat2inode(struct v9fs_stat *mistat, struct inode *inode,
                case 'b':
                        break;
                default:
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Unknown special type %c (%s)\n",
-                               type, mistat->extension);
+                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "Unknown special type %c (%.*s)\n",
+                               type, stat->extension.len, stat->extension.str);
                };
                inode->i_rdev = MKDEV(major, minor);
        } else
                inode->i_rdev = 0;
 
-       inode->i_size = mistat->length;
+       inode->i_size = stat->length;
 
        inode->i_blksize = sb->s_blocksize;
        inode->i_blocks =
@@ -925,71 +840,6 @@ ino_t v9fs_qid2ino(struct v9fs_qid *qid)
        return i;
 }
 
-/**
- * v9fs_vfs_symlink - helper function to create symlinks
- * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
- * @dentry: dentry for symlink
- * @symname: symlink data
- *
- * See 9P2000.u RFC for more information
- *
- */
-
-static int
-v9fs_vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symname)
-{
-       int retval = -EPERM;
-       struct v9fs_fid *newfid;
-       struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-       struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
-       struct v9fs_stat *mistat = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-       dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n", dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name,
-               symname);
-
-       if (!mistat)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       if (!v9ses->extended) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
-               goto FreeFcall;
-       }
-
-       /* issue a create */
-       retval = v9fs_create(dir, dentry, S_IFLNK, 0);
-       if (retval != 0)
-               goto FreeFcall;
-
-       newfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
-
-       /* issue a twstat */
-       v9fs_blank_mistat(v9ses, mistat);
-       strcpy(mistat->data + 1, symname);
-       mistat->extension = mistat->data + 1;
-       retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, newfid->fid, mistat, &fcall);
-       if (retval < 0) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "v9fs_t_wstat error: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-               goto FreeFcall;
-       }
-
-       kfree(fcall);
-
-       if (v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid->fid, &fcall)) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for symlink failed: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-               goto FreeFcall;
-       }
-
-       d_drop(dentry);         /* FID - will this also clunk? */
-
-      FreeFcall:
-       kfree(mistat);
-       kfree(fcall);
-
-       return retval;
-}
-
 /**
  * v9fs_readlink - read a symlink's location (internal version)
  * @dentry: dentry for symlink
@@ -1004,7 +854,7 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 
        struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
        struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
-       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
+       struct v9fs_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 
        if (!fid) {
                dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "could not resolve fid from dentry\n");
@@ -1029,16 +879,17 @@ static int v9fs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
        if (!fcall)
                return -EIO;
 
-       if (!(fcall->params.rstat.stat->mode & V9FS_DMSYMLINK)) {
+       if (!(fcall->params.rstat.stat.mode & V9FS_DMSYMLINK)) {
                retval = -EINVAL;
                goto FreeFcall;
        }
 
        /* copy extension buffer into buffer */
-       if (strlen(fcall->params.rstat.stat->extension) < buflen)
-               buflen = strlen(fcall->params.rstat.stat->extension);
+       if (fcall->params.rstat.stat.extension.len < buflen)
+               buflen = fcall->params.rstat.stat.extension.len;
 
-       memcpy(buffer, fcall->params.rstat.stat->extension, buflen + 1);
+       memcpy(buffer, fcall->params.rstat.stat.extension.str, buflen - 1);
+       buffer[buflen-1] = 0;
 
        retval = buflen;
 
@@ -1078,7 +929,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user * buffer,
                }
        }
 
-       putname(link);
+       __putname(link);
        return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1102,7 +953,7 @@ static void *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
                len = v9fs_readlink(dentry, link, strlen(link));
 
                if (len < 0) {
-                       putname(link);
+                       __putname(link);
                        link = ERR_PTR(len);
                } else
                        link[len] = 0;
@@ -1125,7 +976,78 @@ static void v9fs_vfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, " %s %s\n", dentry->d_name.name, s);
        if (!IS_ERR(s))
-               putname(s);
+               __putname(s);
+}
+
+static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+       int mode, const char *extension)
+{
+       int err, retval;
+       struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+       struct v9fs_fcall *fcall;
+       struct v9fs_fid *fid;
+       struct v9fs_wstat wstat;
+
+       v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+       retval = -EPERM;
+       fcall = NULL;
+
+       if (!v9ses->extended) {
+               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
+               goto free_mem;
+       }
+
+       /* issue a create */
+       retval = v9fs_create(dir, dentry, mode, 0);
+       if (retval != 0)
+               goto free_mem;
+
+       fid = v9fs_fid_get_created(dentry);
+       if (!fid) {
+               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "couldn't resolve fid from dentry\n");
+               goto free_mem;
+       }
+
+       /* issue a Twstat */
+       v9fs_blank_wstat(&wstat);
+       wstat.muid = v9ses->name;
+       wstat.extension = (char *) extension;
+       retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, fid->fid, &wstat, &fcall);
+       if (retval < 0) {
+               PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("wstat error", fcall);
+               goto free_mem;
+       }
+
+       err = v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, fid->fid);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk failed: %d\n", err);
+               goto free_mem;
+       }
+
+       d_drop(dentry);         /* FID - will this also clunk? */
+
+free_mem:
+       kfree(fcall);
+       return retval;
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_vfs_symlink - helper function to create symlinks
+ * @dir: directory inode containing symlink
+ * @dentry: dentry for symlink
+ * @symname: symlink data
+ *
+ * See 9P2000.u RFC for more information
+ *
+ */
+
+static int
+v9fs_vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symname)
+{
+       dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n", dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name,
+               symname);
+
+       return v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, S_IFLNK, symname);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1144,64 +1066,24 @@ static int
 v9fs_vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
              struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-       int retval = -EPERM;
-       struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-       struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
-       struct v9fs_stat *mistat = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata, GFP_KERNEL);
-       struct v9fs_fid *oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry, FID_OP);
-       struct v9fs_fid *newfid = NULL;
-       char *symname = __getname();
+       int retval;
+       struct v9fs_fid *oldfid;
+       char *name;
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s,%s\n", dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name,
                old_dentry->d_name.name);
 
-       if (!v9ses->extended) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
-               goto FreeMem;
+       oldfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(old_dentry);
+       if (!oldfid) {
+               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "can't find oldfid\n");
+               return -EPERM;
        }
 
-       /* get fid of old_dentry */
-       sprintf(symname, "hardlink(%d)\n", oldfid->fid);
-
-       /* issue a create */
-       retval = v9fs_create(dir, dentry, V9FS_DMLINK, 0);
-       if (retval != 0)
-               goto FreeMem;
-
-       newfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
-       if (!newfid) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "couldn't resolve fid from dentry\n");
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
+       name = __getname();
+       sprintf(name, "hardlink(%d)\n", oldfid->fid);
+       retval = v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, V9FS_DMLINK, name);
+       __putname(name);
 
-       /* issue a twstat */
-       v9fs_blank_mistat(v9ses, mistat);
-       strcpy(mistat->data + 1, symname);
-       mistat->extension = mistat->data + 1;
-       retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, newfid->fid, mistat, &fcall);
-       if (retval < 0) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "v9fs_t_wstat error: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       kfree(fcall);
-
-       if (v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid->fid, &fcall)) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for symlink failed: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       d_drop(dentry);         /* FID - will this also clunk? */
-
-       kfree(fcall);
-       fcall = NULL;
-
-      FreeMem:
-       kfree(mistat);
-       kfree(fcall);
-       putname(symname);
        return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1217,82 +1099,30 @@ v9fs_vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 static int
 v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
-       int retval = -EPERM;
-       struct v9fs_fid *newfid;
-       struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-       struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
-       struct v9fs_stat *mistat = kmalloc(v9ses->maxdata, GFP_KERNEL);
-       char *symname = __getname();
+       int retval;
+       char *name;
 
        dprintk(DEBUG_VFS, " %lu,%s mode: %x MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n", dir->i_ino,
                dentry->d_name.name, mode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
 
-       if (!mistat)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       if (!new_valid_dev(rdev)) {
-               retval = -EINVAL;
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       if (!v9ses->extended) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       /* issue a create */
-       retval = v9fs_create(dir, dentry, mode, 0);
-
-       if (retval != 0)
-               goto FreeMem;
-
-       newfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry, FID_OP);
-       if (!newfid) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "coudn't resove fid from dentry\n");
-               retval = -EINVAL;
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
+       if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
+               return -EINVAL;
 
+       name = __getname();
        /* build extension */
        if (S_ISBLK(mode))
-               sprintf(symname, "b %u %u", MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+               sprintf(name, "b %u %u", MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
        else if (S_ISCHR(mode))
-               sprintf(symname, "c %u %u", MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+               sprintf(name, "c %u %u", MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
        else if (S_ISFIFO(mode))
-               ;       /* DO NOTHING */
+               *name = 0;
        else {
-               retval = -EINVAL;
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       if (!S_ISFIFO(mode)) {
-               /* issue a twstat */
-               v9fs_blank_mistat(v9ses, mistat);
-               strcpy(mistat->data + 1, symname);
-               mistat->extension = mistat->data + 1;
-               retval = v9fs_t_wstat(v9ses, newfid->fid, mistat, &fcall);
-               if (retval < 0) {
-                       dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "v9fs_t_wstat error: %s\n",
-                               FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-                       goto FreeMem;
-               }
+               __putname(name);
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       /* need to update dcache so we show up */
-       kfree(fcall);
-
-       if (v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid->fid, &fcall)) {
-               dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for symlink failed: %s\n",
-                       FCALL_ERROR(fcall));
-               goto FreeMem;
-       }
-
-       d_drop(dentry);         /* FID - will this also clunk? */
-
-      FreeMem:
-       kfree(mistat);
-       kfree(fcall);
-       putname(symname);
+       retval = v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(dir, dentry, mode, name);
+       __putname(name);
 
        return retval;
 }