mirror_zfs/config/kernel-file-dentry.m4
Chen Haiquan d9c97ec08b Use file_dentry and file_inode wrappers
Fix bugs due to kernel change in torvalds/linux@4bacc9c923 ("overlayfs:
Make f_path always point to the overlay and f_inode to the underlay").

This problem crashes system when use zfs as a layer of overlayfs.

Signed-off-by: Chen Haiquan <oc@yunify.com>
Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Closes #4914
Closes #4935
2016-08-11 12:06:37 -07:00

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dnl #
dnl # 4.1 API change
dnl # struct access file->f_path.dentry was replaced by accessor function
dnl # since fix torvalds/linux@4bacc9c9234c ("overlayfs: Make f_path always
dnl # point to the overlay and f_inode to the underlay").
dnl #
AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_DENTRY], [
AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file_dentry() is available])
ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
#include <linux/fs.h>
],[
struct file *f = NULL;
file_dentry(f);
],[
AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_DENTRY, 1, [file_dentry() is available])
],[
AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
])
])