vfs: new internal helper: mnt_has_parent(mnt)

vfsmounts have ->mnt_parent pointing either to a different vfsmount
or to itself; it's never NULL and termination condition in loops
traversing the tree towards root is mnt == mnt->mnt_parent.  At least
one place (see the next patch) is confused about what's going on;
let's add an explicit helper checking it right way and use it in
all places where we need it.  Not that there had been too many,
but...

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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Al Viro
2011-11-23 19:26:23 -05:00
parent aa9c0e07bb
commit b2dba1af3c
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#include <linux/mount.h>
static inline int mnt_has_parent(struct vfsmount *mnt)
{
return mnt != mnt->mnt_parent;
}