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NeilBrown e6f7e1487a nfs_localio: simplify interface to nfsd for getting nfsd_file
The nfsd_localio_operations structure contains nfsd_file_get() to get a
reference to an nfsd_file.  This is only used in one place, where
nfsd_open_local_fh() is also used.

This patch combines the two, calling nfsd_open_local_fh() passing a
pointer to where the nfsd_file pointer might be stored.  If there is a
pointer there an nfsd_file_get() can get a reference, that reference is
returned.  If not a new nfsd_file is acquired, stored at the pointer,
and returned.  When we store a reference we also increase the refcount
on the net, as that refcount is decrements when we clear the stored
pointer.

We now get an extra reference *before* storing the new nfsd_file at the
given location.  This avoids possible races with the nfsd_file being
freed before the final reference can be taken.

This patch moves the rcu_dereference() needed after fetching from
ro_file or rw_file into the nfsd code where the 'struct nfs_file' is
fully defined.  This avoids an error reported by older versions of gcc
such as gcc-8 which complain about rcu_dereference() use in contexts
where the structure (which will supposedly be accessed) is not fully
defined.

Reported-by: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org>
Reported-by: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@wanadoo.fr>
Fixes: 86e0041225 ("nfs: cache all open LOCALIO nfsd_file(s) in client")
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Signed-off-by: Anna Schumaker <anna.schumaker@oracle.com>
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