1 files changed, 49 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index cdfd996ca6ef..ae59f5a6c5c1 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -350,28 +350,40 @@ int seq_printf(struct seq_file *m, const char *f, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_printf);
 
+static char *mangle_path(char *s, char *p, char *esc)
+{
+	while (s <= p) {
+		char c = *p++;
+		if (!c) {
+			return s;
+		} else if (!strchr(esc, c)) {
+			*s++ = c;
+		} else if (s + 4 > p) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			*s++ = '\\';
+			*s++ = '0' + ((c & 0300) >> 6);
+			*s++ = '0' + ((c & 070) >> 3);
+			*s++ = '0' + (c & 07);
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * return the absolute path of 'dentry' residing in mount 'mnt'.
+ */
 int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 {
 	if (m->count < m->size) {
 		char *s = m->buf + m->count;
 		char *p = d_path(path, s, m->size - m->count);
 		if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
-			while (s <= p) {
-				char c = *p++;
-				if (!c) {
-					p = m->buf + m->count;
-					m->count = s - m->buf;
-					return s - p;
-				} else if (!strchr(esc, c)) {
-					*s++ = c;
-				} else if (s + 4 > p) {
-					break;
-				} else {
-					*s++ = '\\';
-					*s++ = '0' + ((c & 0300) >> 6);
-					*s++ = '0' + ((c & 070) >> 3);
-					*s++ = '0' + (c & 07);
-				}
+			s = mangle_path(s, p, esc);
+			if (s) {
+				p = m->buf + m->count;
+				m->count = s - m->buf;
+				return s - p;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -380,6 +392,27 @@ int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_path);
 
+/*
+ * returns the path of the 'dentry' from the root of its filesystem.
+ */
+int seq_dentry(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *dentry, char *esc)
+{
+	if (m->count < m->size) {
+		char *s = m->buf + m->count;
+		char *p = dentry_path(dentry, s, m->size - m->count);
+		if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
+			s = mangle_path(s, p, esc);
+			if (s) {
+				p = m->buf + m->count;
+				m->count = s - m->buf;
+				return s - p;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	m->count = m->size;
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static void *single_start(struct seq_file *p, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	return NULL + (*pos == 0);