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diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c index dc2fff4811d15..66dd1bb830d1a 100644 --- a/ fs/dcache.c+++ b/ fs/dcache.c@@ -1104,6 +1104,16 @@ struct dentry *d_find_alias_rcu(struct inode *inode) return de; } +/** + * d_dispose_if_unused - move unreferenced dentries to shrink list + * @dentry: dentry in question + * @dispose: head of shrink list + * + * If dentry has no external references, move it to shrink list. + * + * NOTE!!! The caller is responsible for preventing eviction of the dentry by + * holding dentry->d_inode->i_lock or equivalent. + */ void d_dispose_if_unused(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *dispose) { spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock); |
