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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* CacheFiles path walking and related routines
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/*
+ * Mark the backing file as being a cache file if it's not already in use. The
+ * mark tells the culling request command that it's not allowed to cull the
+ * file or directory. The caller must hold the inode lock.
+ */
+static bool __cachefiles_mark_inode_in_use(struct cachefiles_object *object,
+ struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
+ bool can_use = false;
+
+ if (!(inode->i_flags & S_KERNEL_FILE)) {
+ inode->i_flags |= S_KERNEL_FILE;
+ trace_cachefiles_mark_active(object, inode);
+ can_use = true;
+ } else {
+ pr_notice("cachefiles: Inode already in use: %pd\n", dentry);
+ }
+
+ return can_use;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unmark a backing inode. The caller must hold the inode lock.
+ */
+static void __cachefiles_unmark_inode_in_use(struct cachefiles_object *object,
+ struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
+
+ inode->i_flags &= ~S_KERNEL_FILE;
+ trace_cachefiles_mark_inactive(object, inode);
+}