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docs: filesystems: vfs: actualize struct file_system_type description 

Added descriptions for:
- fscontext API ('init_fs_context' method, 'parameters' field)
- 'fs_supers' field

Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Cc: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Alexander Mikhalitsyn <aleksandr.mikhalitsyn@canonical.com>
Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230313130718.253708-2-aleksandr.mikhalitsyn@canonical.com
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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Alexander Mikhalitsyn 2023-03-13 14:07:17 +01:00 committed by Jonathan Corbet
parent d2ea66a69f
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@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ file /proc/filesystems.
struct file_system_type
-----------------------
This describes the filesystem. As of kernel 2.6.39, the following
This describes the filesystem. The following
members are defined:
.. code-block:: c
@ -115,14 +115,24 @@ members are defined:
struct file_system_type {
const char *name;
int fs_flags;
int (*init_fs_context)(struct fs_context *);
const struct fs_parameter_spec *parameters;
struct dentry *(*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
const char *, void *);
const char *, void *);
void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *);
struct module *owner;
struct file_system_type * next;
struct list_head fs_supers;
struct hlist_head fs_supers;
struct lock_class_key s_lock_key;
struct lock_class_key s_umount_key;
struct lock_class_key s_vfs_rename_key;
struct lock_class_key s_writers_key[SB_FREEZE_LEVELS];
struct lock_class_key i_lock_key;
struct lock_class_key i_mutex_key;
struct lock_class_key invalidate_lock_key;
struct lock_class_key i_mutex_dir_key;
};
``name``
@ -132,6 +142,15 @@ members are defined:
``fs_flags``
various flags (i.e. FS_REQUIRES_DEV, FS_NO_DCACHE, etc.)
``init_fs_context``
Initializes 'struct fs_context' ->ops and ->fs_private fields with
filesystem-specific data.
``parameters``
Pointer to the array of filesystem parameters descriptors
'struct fs_parameter_spec'.
More info in Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst.
``mount``
the method to call when a new instance of this filesystem should
be mounted
@ -148,7 +167,11 @@ members are defined:
``next``
for internal VFS use: you should initialize this to NULL
s_lock_key, s_umount_key: lockdep-specific
``fs_supers``
for internal VFS use: hlist of filesystem instances (superblocks)
s_lock_key, s_umount_key, s_vfs_rename_key, s_writers_key,
i_lock_key, i_mutex_key, invalidate_lock_key, i_mutex_dir_key: lockdep-specific
The mount() method has the following arguments: