[PATCH v13 15/35] fs: Export anon_inode_getfile_secure() for use by KVM
Sean Christopherson
seanjc at google.com
Sat Oct 28 05:21:57 AEDT 2023
Export anon_inode_getfile_secure() so that it can be used by KVM to create
and manage file-based guest memory without need a fullblow filesystem.
The "standard" anon_inode_getfd() doesn't work for KVM's use case as KVM
needs a unique inode for each file, e.g. to be able to independently
manage the size and lifecycle of a given file.
Note, KVM doesn't need a "secure" version, just unique inodes, i.e. ignore
the name.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc at google.com>
---
fs/anon_inodes.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 24192a7667ed..4190336180ee 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile_secure(const char *name,
return __anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags,
context_inode, true);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile_secure);
static int __anon_inode_getfd(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
--
2.42.0.820.g83a721a137-goog
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