@@ -3055,15 +3055,20 @@ static inline void file_end_write(struct file *file)
}
/*
+ * This is used for regular files where some users -- especially the
+ * currently executed binary in a process, previously handled via
+ * VM_DENYWRITE -- cannot handle concurrent write (and maybe mmap
+ * read-write shared) accesses.
+ *
* get_write_access() gets write permission for a file.
* put_write_access() releases this write permission.
- * This is used for regular files.
- * We cannot support write (and maybe mmap read-write shared) accesses and
- * MAP_DENYWRITE mmappings simultaneously. The i_writecount field of an inode
- * can have the following values:
- * 0: no writers, no VM_DENYWRITE mappings
- * < 0: (-i_writecount) vm_area_structs with VM_DENYWRITE set exist
- * > 0: (i_writecount) users are writing to the file.
+ * deny_write_access() denies write access to a file.
+ * allow_write_access() re-enables write access to a file.
+ *
+ * The i_writecount field of an inode can have the following values:
+ * 0: no write access, no denied write access
+ * < 0: (-i_writecount) users that denied write access to the file.
+ * > 0: (i_writecount) users that have write access to the file.
*
* Normally we operate on that counter with atomic_{inc,dec} and it's safe
* except for the cases where we don't hold i_writecount yet. Then we need to
As VM_DENYWRITE does no longer exists, let's spring-clean the documentation of get_write_access() and friends. Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> --- include/linux/fs.h | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)