Merge branch 'linux-4.1.y' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable into linux-linaro-lsk-v4.1lsk-v4.1-15.07

* 'linux-4.1.y' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable: (126 commits)
  Linux 4.1.3
  Input: pixcir_i2c_ts - fix receive error
  of/pci: Fix pci_address_to_pio() conversion of CPU address to I/O port
  PCI: pciehp: Wait for hotplug command completion where necessary
  PCI: Add pci_bus_addr_t
  PCI: Propagate the "ignore hotplug" setting to parent
  mtd: dc21285: use raw spinlock functions for nw_gpio_lock
  mtd: fix: avoid race condition when accessing mtd->usecount
  leds / PM: fix hibernation on arm when gpio-led used with CPU led trigger
  video: mxsfb: Make sure axi clock is enabled when accessing registers
  genirq: devres: Fix testing return value of request_any_context_irq()
  IB/srp: Fix reconnection failure handling
  IB/srp: Fix connection state tracking
  IB/srp: Fix a connection setup race
  IB/srp: Remove an extraneous scsi_host_put() from an error path
  scsi_transport_srp: Fix a race condition
  scsi_transport_srp: Introduce srp_wait_for_queuecommand()
  spi: pl022: Specify 'num-cs' property as required in devicetree binding
  spi: orion: Fix maximum baud rates for Armada 370/XP
  spi: fix race freeing dummy_tx/rx before it is unmapped
  ...

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index fffca9517321..2d48d28e1640 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -592,6 +592,9 @@ int kernfs_add_one(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (parent->flags & KERNFS_EMPTY_DIR)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	if ((parent->flags & KERNFS_ACTIVATED) && !kernfs_active(parent))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -783,6 +786,38 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * kernfs_create_empty_dir - create an always empty directory
+ * @parent: parent in which to create a new directory
+ * @name: name of the new directory
+ *
+ * Returns the created node on success, ERR_PTR() value on failure.
+ */
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_empty_dir(struct kernfs_node *parent,
+					    const char *name)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *kn;
+	int rc;
+
+	/* allocate */
+	kn = kernfs_new_node(parent, name, S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO|S_IFDIR, KERNFS_DIR);
+	if (!kn)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	kn->flags |= KERNFS_EMPTY_DIR;
+	kn->dir.root = parent->dir.root;
+	kn->ns = NULL;
+	kn->priv = NULL;
+
+	/* link in */
+	rc = kernfs_add_one(kn);
+	if (!rc)
+		return kn;
+
+	kernfs_put(kn);
+	return ERR_PTR(rc);
+}
+
 static struct dentry *kernfs_iop_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 					struct dentry *dentry,
 					unsigned int flags)
@@ -1254,7 +1289,8 @@ int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (!kernfs_active(kn) || !kernfs_active(new_parent))
+	if (!kernfs_active(kn) || !kernfs_active(new_parent) ||
+	    (new_parent->flags & KERNFS_EMPTY_DIR))
 		goto out;
 
 	error = 0;