reiserfs: simplify xattr internal file lookups/opens

The xattr file open/lookup code is needlessly complex.  We can use
vfs-level operations to perform the same work, and also simplify the
locking constraints.  The locking advantages will be exploited in future
patches.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Jeff Mahoney 2009-03-30 14:02:34 -04:00 • committed by Linus Torvalds
commit 6c17675e1e