Merge tag 'pull-rpc_pipefs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull rpc_pipefs updates from Al Viro:
 "Massage rpc_pipefs to use saner primitives and clean up the APIs
  provided to the rest of the kernel"

* tag 'pull-rpc_pipefs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  rpc_create_client_dir(): return 0 or -E...
  rpc_create_client_dir(): don't bother with rpc_populate()
  rpc_new_dir(): the last argument is always NULL
  rpc_pipe: expand the calls of rpc_mkdir_populate()
  rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(): don't bother with rpc_populate()
  rpc_mkpipe_dentry(): switch to simple_start_creating()
  rpc_pipe: saner primitive for creating regular files
  rpc_pipe: saner primitive for creating subdirectories
  rpc_pipe: don't overdo directory locking
  rpc_mkpipe_dentry(): saner calling conventions
  rpc_unlink(): saner calling conventions
  rpc_populate(): lift cleanup into callers
  rpc_unlink(): use simple_recursive_removal()
  rpc_{rmdir_,}depopulate(): use simple_recursive_removal() instead
  rpc_pipe: clean failure exits in fill_super
  new helper: simple_start_creating()

11 files changed, 227 insertions, 536 deletions

diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 441e3547a4f3..6677991c7e4b 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -384,27 +384,12 @@ static struct dentry *start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	if (!parent)
 		parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
 
-	inode_lock(d_inode(parent));
-	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(d_inode(parent))))
-		dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	else
-		dentry = lookup_noperm(&QSTR(name), parent);
-	if (!IS_ERR(dentry) && d_really_is_positive(dentry)) {
-		if (d_is_dir(dentry))
-			pr_err("Directory '%s' with parent '%s' already present!\n",
-			       name, parent->d_name.name);
-		else
-			pr_err("File '%s' in directory '%s' already present!\n",
-			       name, parent->d_name.name);
-		dput(dentry);
-		dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
-	}
-
+	dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		inode_unlock(d_inode(parent));
+		if (dentry == ERR_PTR(-EEXIST))
+			pr_err("'%s' already exists in '%pd'\n", name, parent);
 		simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
 	}
-
 	return dentry;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 4d5422298183..89e47af931f1 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -2272,3 +2272,28 @@ void stashed_dentry_prune(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 */
 	cmpxchg(stashed, dentry, NULL);
 }
+
+/* parent must be held exclusive */
+struct dentry *simple_start_creating(struct dentry *parent, const char *name)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
+
+	inode_lock(dir);
+	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(dir))) {
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+	dentry = lookup_noperm(&QSTR(name), parent);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		return dentry;
+	}
+	if (dentry->d_inode) {
+		dput(dentry);
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
+	}
+	return dentry;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_start_creating);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
index d8d50a88de04..d526f5ba7887 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
@@ -141,24 +141,18 @@ static const struct rpc_pipe_ops bl_upcall_ops = {
 	.destroy_msg	= bl_pipe_destroy_msg,
 };
 
-static struct dentry *nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(struct super_block *sb,
+static int nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(struct super_block *sb,
 					    struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
-	struct dentry *dir, *dentry;
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	int err;
 
 	dir = rpc_d_lookup_sb(sb, NFS_PIPE_DIRNAME);
 	if (dir == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	dentry = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, "blocklayout", NULL, pipe);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	err = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, "blocklayout", NULL, pipe);
 	dput(dir);
-	return dentry;
-}
-
-static void nfs4blocklayout_unregister_sb(struct super_block *sb,
-					  struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
-{
-	if (pipe->dentry)
-		rpc_unlink(pipe->dentry);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int rpc_pipefs_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
@@ -167,7 +161,6 @@ static int rpc_pipefs_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 	struct super_block *sb = ptr;
 	struct net *net = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfs_net_id);
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
@@ -180,16 +173,10 @@ static int rpc_pipefs_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_MOUNT:
-		dentry = nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(sb, nn->bl_device_pipe);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-			break;
-		}
-		nn->bl_device_pipe->dentry = dentry;
+		ret = nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(sb, nn->bl_device_pipe);
 		break;
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_UMOUNT:
-		if (nn->bl_device_pipe->dentry)
-			nfs4blocklayout_unregister_sb(sb, nn->bl_device_pipe);
+		rpc_unlink(nn->bl_device_pipe);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOTSUPP;
@@ -203,18 +190,17 @@ static struct notifier_block nfs4blocklayout_block = {
 	.notifier_call = rpc_pipefs_event,
 };
 
-static struct dentry *nfs4blocklayout_register_net(struct net *net,
-						   struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
+static int nfs4blocklayout_register_net(struct net *net, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
 	struct super_block *pipefs_sb;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
+	int ret;
 
 	pipefs_sb = rpc_get_sb_net(net);
 	if (!pipefs_sb)
-		return NULL;
-	dentry = nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(pipefs_sb, pipe);
+		return 0;
+	ret = nfs4blocklayout_register_sb(pipefs_sb, pipe);
 	rpc_put_sb_net(net);
-	return dentry;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void nfs4blocklayout_unregister_net(struct net *net,
@@ -224,7 +210,7 @@ static void nfs4blocklayout_unregister_net(struct net *net,
 
 	pipefs_sb = rpc_get_sb_net(net);
 	if (pipefs_sb) {
-		nfs4blocklayout_unregister_sb(pipefs_sb, pipe);
+		rpc_unlink(pipe);
 		rpc_put_sb_net(net);
 	}
 }
@@ -232,20 +218,17 @@ static void nfs4blocklayout_unregister_net(struct net *net,
 static int nfs4blocklayout_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfs_net_id);
-	struct dentry *dentry;
+	int err;
 
 	mutex_init(&nn->bl_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&nn->bl_wq);
 	nn->bl_device_pipe = rpc_mkpipe_data(&bl_upcall_ops, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(nn->bl_device_pipe))
 		return PTR_ERR(nn->bl_device_pipe);
-	dentry = nfs4blocklayout_register_net(net, nn->bl_device_pipe);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+	err = nfs4blocklayout_register_net(net, nn->bl_device_pipe);
+	if (unlikely(err))
 		rpc_destroy_pipe_data(nn->bl_device_pipe);
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	}
-	nn->bl_device_pipe->dentry = dentry;
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void nfs4blocklayout_net_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
index 25a7c771cfd8..00932500fce4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
@@ -424,26 +424,16 @@ static void nfs_idmap_pipe_destroy(struct dentry *dir,
 		struct rpc_pipe_dir_object *pdo)
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = pdo->pdo_data;
-	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = idmap->idmap_pipe;
 
-	if (pipe->dentry) {
-		rpc_unlink(pipe->dentry);
-		pipe->dentry = NULL;
-	}
+	rpc_unlink(idmap->idmap_pipe);
 }
 
 static int nfs_idmap_pipe_create(struct dentry *dir,
 		struct rpc_pipe_dir_object *pdo)
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = pdo->pdo_data;
-	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = idmap->idmap_pipe;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	dentry = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, "idmap", idmap, pipe);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	pipe->dentry = dentry;
-	return 0;
+	return rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, "idmap", idmap, idmap->idmap_pipe);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_pipe_dir_object_ops nfs_idmap_pipe_dir_object_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index 82785db730d9..2231192ec33f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -950,38 +950,32 @@ static const struct rpc_pipe_ops cld_upcall_ops = {
 	.destroy_msg	= cld_pipe_destroy_msg,
 };
 
-static struct dentry *
+static int
 nfsd4_cld_register_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
-	struct dentry *dir, *dentry;
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	int err;
 
 	dir = rpc_d_lookup_sb(sb, NFSD_PIPE_DIR);
 	if (dir == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	dentry = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, NFSD_CLD_PIPE, NULL, pipe);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	err = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, NFSD_CLD_PIPE, NULL, pipe);
 	dput(dir);
-	return dentry;
+	return err;
 }
 
-static void
-nfsd4_cld_unregister_sb(struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
-{
-	if (pipe->dentry)
-		rpc_unlink(pipe->dentry);
-}
-
-static struct dentry *
+static int
 nfsd4_cld_register_net(struct net *net, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
+	int err;
 
 	sb = rpc_get_sb_net(net);
 	if (!sb)
-		return NULL;
-	dentry = nfsd4_cld_register_sb(sb, pipe);
+		return 0;
+	err = nfsd4_cld_register_sb(sb, pipe);
 	rpc_put_sb_net(net);
-	return dentry;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -991,7 +985,7 @@ nfsd4_cld_unregister_net(struct net *net, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 
 	sb = rpc_get_sb_net(net);
 	if (sb) {
-		nfsd4_cld_unregister_sb(pipe);
+		rpc_unlink(pipe);
 		rpc_put_sb_net(net);
 	}
 }
@@ -1001,7 +995,6 @@ static int
 __nfsd4_init_cld_pipe(struct net *net)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	struct cld_net *cn;
 
@@ -1022,13 +1015,10 @@ __nfsd4_init_cld_pipe(struct net *net)
 	spin_lock_init(&cn->cn_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cn->cn_list);
 
-	dentry = nfsd4_cld_register_net(net, cn->cn_pipe);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+	ret = nfsd4_cld_register_net(net, cn->cn_pipe);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto err_destroy_data;
-	}
 
-	cn->cn_pipe->dentry = dentry;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
 	cn->cn_has_legacy = false;
 #endif
@@ -2121,7 +2111,6 @@ rpc_pipefs_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 	struct net *net = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	struct cld_net *cn = nn->cld_net;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
@@ -2134,16 +2123,10 @@ rpc_pipefs_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_MOUNT:
-		dentry = nfsd4_cld_register_sb(sb, cn->cn_pipe);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-			break;
-		}
-		cn->cn_pipe->dentry = dentry;
+		ret = nfsd4_cld_register_sb(sb, cn->cn_pipe);
 		break;
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_UMOUNT:
-		if (cn->cn_pipe->dentry)
-			nfsd4_cld_unregister_sb(cn->cn_pipe);
+		rpc_unlink(cn->cn_pipe);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOTSUPP;
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 0b54bd86d97d..0c023941a316 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -562,20 +562,9 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	if (!parent)
 		parent = tracefs_mount->mnt_root;
 
-	inode_lock(d_inode(parent));
-	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(d_inode(parent))))
-		dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	else
-		dentry = lookup_noperm(&QSTR(name), parent);
-	if (!IS_ERR(dentry) && d_inode(dentry)) {
-		dput(dentry);
-		dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
-	}
-
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		inode_unlock(d_inode(parent));
+	dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		simple_release_fs(&tracefs_mount, &tracefs_mount_count);
-	}
 
 	return dentry;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d2f61dce0272..ea5b14fe424d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3627,6 +3627,7 @@ extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, unsigned long,
 			     const struct tree_descr *);
 extern int simple_pin_fs(struct file_system_type *, struct vfsmount **mount, int *count);
 extern void simple_release_fs(struct vfsmount **mount, int *count);
+struct dentry *simple_start_creating(struct dentry *, const char *);
 
 extern ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *to, size_t count,
 			loff_t *ppos, const void *from, size_t available);
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
index 3b35b6f6533a..2cb406f8ff4e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static inline bool rpc_msg_is_inflight(const struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg) {
 }
 
 struct rpc_clnt;
-extern struct dentry *rpc_create_client_dir(struct dentry *, const char *, struct rpc_clnt *);
+extern int rpc_create_client_dir(struct dentry *, const char *, struct rpc_clnt *);
 extern int rpc_remove_client_dir(struct rpc_clnt *);
 
 extern void rpc_init_pipe_dir_head(struct rpc_pipe_dir_head *pdh);
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ extern void rpc_remove_cache_dir(struct dentry *);
 
 struct rpc_pipe *rpc_mkpipe_data(const struct rpc_pipe_ops *ops, int flags);
 void rpc_destroy_pipe_data(struct rpc_pipe *pipe);
-extern struct dentry *rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *, const char *, void *,
+extern int rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *, const char *, void *,
 					struct rpc_pipe *);
-extern int rpc_unlink(struct dentry *);
+extern void rpc_unlink(struct rpc_pipe *);
 extern int register_rpc_pipefs(void);
 extern void unregister_rpc_pipefs(void);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 7b943fbafcc3..5c095cb8cb20 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -887,25 +887,16 @@ static void gss_pipe_dentry_destroy(struct dentry *dir,
 		struct rpc_pipe_dir_object *pdo)
 {
 	struct gss_pipe *gss_pipe = pdo->pdo_data;
-	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = gss_pipe->pipe;
 
-	if (pipe->dentry != NULL) {
-		rpc_unlink(pipe->dentry);
-		pipe->dentry = NULL;
-	}
+	rpc_unlink(gss_pipe->pipe);
 }
 
 static int gss_pipe_dentry_create(struct dentry *dir,
 		struct rpc_pipe_dir_object *pdo)
 {
 	struct gss_pipe *p = pdo->pdo_data;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	dentry = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, p->name, p->clnt, p->pipe);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	p->pipe->dentry = dentry;
-	return 0;
+	return rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, p->name, p->clnt, p->pipe);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_pipe_dir_object_ops gss_pipe_dir_object_ops = {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 21426c3049d3..8ca354ecfd02 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -112,47 +112,46 @@ static void rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct dentry *rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(struct super_block *sb,
+static int rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(struct super_block *sb,
 				    struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
 	static uint32_t clntid;
 	const char *dir_name = clnt->cl_program->pipe_dir_name;
 	char name[15];
-	struct dentry *dir, *dentry;
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	int err;
 
 	dir = rpc_d_lookup_sb(sb, dir_name);
 	if (dir == NULL) {
 		pr_info("RPC: pipefs directory doesn't exist: %s\n", dir_name);
-		return dir;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	for (;;) {
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "clnt%x", (unsigned int)clntid++);
 		name[sizeof(name) - 1] = '\0';
-		dentry = rpc_create_client_dir(dir, name, clnt);
-		if (!IS_ERR(dentry))
+		err = rpc_create_client_dir(dir, name, clnt);
+		if (!err)
 			break;
-		if (dentry == ERR_PTR(-EEXIST))
+		if (err == -EEXIST)
 			continue;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "RPC: Couldn't create pipefs entry"
-				" %s/%s, error %ld\n",
-				dir_name, name, PTR_ERR(dentry));
+				" %s/%s, error %d\n",
+				dir_name, name, err);
 		break;
 	}
 	dput(dir);
-	return dentry;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int
 rpc_setup_pipedir(struct super_block *pipefs_sb, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-
 	clnt->pipefs_sb = pipefs_sb;
 
 	if (clnt->cl_program->pipe_dir_name != NULL) {
-		dentry = rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(pipefs_sb, clnt);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		int err = rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(pipefs_sb, clnt);
+		if (err && err != -ENOENT)
+			return err;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -180,16 +179,9 @@ static int rpc_clnt_skip_event(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, unsigned long event)
 static int __rpc_clnt_handle_event(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, unsigned long event,
 				   struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-
 	switch (event) {
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_MOUNT:
-		dentry = rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(sb, clnt);
-		if (!dentry)
-			return -ENOENT;
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-		break;
+		return rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(sb, clnt);
 	case RPC_PIPEFS_UMOUNT:
 		__rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir(clnt);
 		break;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
index b85537191f8f..0bd1df2ebb47 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ rpc_inode_setowner(struct inode *inode, void *private)
 }
 
 static void
-rpc_close_pipes(struct inode *inode)
+rpc_close_pipes(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct rpc_pipe *pipe = RPC_I(inode)->pipe;
 	int need_release;
 	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
@@ -484,60 +485,6 @@ rpc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode)
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static int __rpc_create_common(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			       umode_t mode,
-			       const struct file_operations *i_fop,
-			       void *private)
-{
-	struct inode *inode;
-
-	d_drop(dentry);
-	inode = rpc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, mode);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto out_err;
-	inode->i_ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 100);
-	if (i_fop)
-		inode->i_fop = i_fop;
-	if (private)
-		rpc_inode_setowner(inode, private);
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	return 0;
-out_err:
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s failed to allocate inode for dentry %pd\n",
-			__FILE__, __func__, dentry);
-	dput(dentry);
-	return -ENOMEM;
-}
-
-static int __rpc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			umode_t mode,
-			const struct file_operations *i_fop,
-			void *private)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = __rpc_create_common(dir, dentry, S_IFREG | mode, i_fop, private);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __rpc_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		       umode_t mode,
-		       const struct file_operations *i_fop,
-		       void *private)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = __rpc_create_common(dir, dentry, S_IFDIR | mode, i_fop, private);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	inc_nlink(dir);
-	fsnotify_mkdir(dir, dentry);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 init_pipe(struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
@@ -574,119 +521,60 @@ struct rpc_pipe *rpc_mkpipe_data(const struct rpc_pipe_ops *ops, int flags)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_mkpipe_data);
 
-static int __rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			       umode_t mode,
-			       const struct file_operations *i_fop,
-			       void *private,
-			       struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
+static int rpc_new_file(struct dentry *parent,
+			   const char *name,
+			   umode_t mode,
+			   const struct file_operations *i_fop,
+			   void *private)
 {
-	struct rpc_inode *rpci;
-	int err;
+	struct dentry *dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name);
+	struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
-	err = __rpc_create_common(dir, dentry, S_IFIFO | mode, i_fop, private);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	rpci = RPC_I(d_inode(dentry));
-	rpci->private = private;
-	rpci->pipe = pipe;
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+
+	inode = rpc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, S_IFREG | mode);
+	if (unlikely(!inode)) {
+		dput(dentry);
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	inode->i_ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 100);
+	if (i_fop)
+		inode->i_fop = i_fop;
+	rpc_inode_setowner(inode, private);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
+	inode_unlock(dir);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __rpc_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	dget(dentry);
-	ret = simple_rmdir(dir, dentry);
-	d_drop(dentry);
-	if (!ret)
-		fsnotify_rmdir(dir, dentry);
-	dput(dentry);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int __rpc_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	dget(dentry);
-	ret = simple_unlink(dir, dentry);
-	d_drop(dentry);
-	if (!ret)
-		fsnotify_unlink(dir, dentry);
-	dput(dentry);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int __rpc_rmpipe(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+static struct dentry *rpc_new_dir(struct dentry *parent,
+				  const char *name,
+				  umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
-
-	rpc_close_pipes(inode);
-	return __rpc_unlink(dir, dentry);
-}
+	struct dentry *dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name);
+	struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
-static struct dentry *__rpc_lookup_create_exclusive(struct dentry *parent,
-					  const char *name)
-{
-	struct qstr q = QSTR(name);
-	struct dentry *dentry = try_lookup_noperm(&q, parent);
-	if (!dentry) {
-		dentry = d_alloc(parent, &q);
-		if (!dentry)
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
-	dput(dentry);
-	return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
-}
 
-/*
- * FIXME: This probably has races.
- */
-static void __rpc_depopulate(struct dentry *parent,
-			     const struct rpc_filelist *files,
-			     int start, int eof)
-{
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct qstr name;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = start; i < eof; i++) {
-		name.name = files[i].name;
-		name.len = strlen(files[i].name);
-		dentry = try_lookup_noperm(&name, parent);
-
-		if (dentry == NULL)
-			continue;
-		if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
-			goto next;
-		switch (d_inode(dentry)->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
-			default:
-				BUG();
-			case S_IFREG:
-				__rpc_unlink(dir, dentry);
-				break;
-			case S_IFDIR:
-				__rpc_rmdir(dir, dentry);
-		}
-next:
+	inode = rpc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, S_IFDIR | mode);
+	if (unlikely(!inode)) {
 		dput(dentry);
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
-}
 
-static void rpc_depopulate(struct dentry *parent,
-			   const struct rpc_filelist *files,
-			   int start, int eof)
-{
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
-
-	inode_lock_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
-	__rpc_depopulate(parent, files, start, eof);
+	inode->i_ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 100);
+	inc_nlink(dir);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	fsnotify_mkdir(dir, dentry);
 	inode_unlock(dir);
+
+	return dentry;
 }
 
 static int rpc_populate(struct dentry *parent,
@@ -694,92 +582,39 @@ static int rpc_populate(struct dentry *parent,
 			int start, int eof,
 			void *private)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int i, err;
 
-	inode_lock(dir);
 	for (i = start; i < eof; i++) {
-		dentry = __rpc_lookup_create_exclusive(parent, files[i].name);
-		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-			goto out_bad;
 		switch (files[i].mode & S_IFMT) {
 			default:
 				BUG();
 			case S_IFREG:
-				err = __rpc_create(dir, dentry,
+				err = rpc_new_file(parent,
+						files[i].name,
 						files[i].mode,
 						files[i].i_fop,
 						private);
+				if (err)
+					goto out_bad;
 				break;
 			case S_IFDIR:
-				err = __rpc_mkdir(dir, dentry,
-						files[i].mode,
-						NULL,
-						private);
+				dentry = rpc_new_dir(parent,
+						files[i].name,
+						files[i].mode);
+				if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+					err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+					goto out_bad;
+				}
 		}
-		if (err != 0)
-			goto out_bad;
 	}
-	inode_unlock(dir);
 	return 0;
 out_bad:
-	__rpc_depopulate(parent, files, start, eof);
-	inode_unlock(dir);
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s failed to populate directory %pd\n",
 			__FILE__, __func__, parent);
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *rpc_mkdir_populate(struct dentry *parent,
-		const char *name, umode_t mode, void *private,
-		int (*populate)(struct dentry *, void *), void *args_populate)
-{
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
-	int error;
-
-	inode_lock_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	dentry = __rpc_lookup_create_exclusive(parent, name);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out;
-	error = __rpc_mkdir(dir, dentry, mode, NULL, private);
-	if (error != 0)
-		goto out_err;
-	if (populate != NULL) {
-		error = populate(dentry, args_populate);
-		if (error)
-			goto err_rmdir;
-	}
-out:
-	inode_unlock(dir);
-	return dentry;
-err_rmdir:
-	__rpc_rmdir(dir, dentry);
-out_err:
-	dentry = ERR_PTR(error);
-	goto out;
-}
-
-static int rpc_rmdir_depopulate(struct dentry *dentry,
-		void (*depopulate)(struct dentry *))
-{
-	struct dentry *parent;
-	struct inode *dir;
-	int error;
-
-	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-	dir = d_inode(parent);
-	inode_lock_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	if (depopulate != NULL)
-		depopulate(dentry);
-	error = __rpc_rmdir(dir, dentry);
-	inode_unlock(dir);
-	dput(parent);
-	return error;
-}
-
 /**
  * rpc_mkpipe_dentry - make an rpc_pipefs file for kernel<->userspace
  *		       communication
@@ -799,11 +634,13 @@ static int rpc_rmdir_depopulate(struct dentry *dentry,
  * The @private argument passed here will be available to all these methods
  * from the file pointer, via RPC_I(file_inode(file))->private.
  */
-struct dentry *rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
+int rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
 				 void *private, struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *dir = d_inode(parent);
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct rpc_inode *rpci;
 	umode_t umode = S_IFIFO | 0600;
 	int err;
 
@@ -812,48 +649,53 @@ struct dentry *rpc_mkpipe_dentry(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
 	if (pipe->ops->downcall == NULL)
 		umode &= ~0222;
 
-	inode_lock_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	dentry = __rpc_lookup_create_exclusive(parent, name);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out;
-	err = __rpc_mkpipe_dentry(dir, dentry, umode, &rpc_pipe_fops,
-				  private, pipe);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_err;
-out:
+	dentry = simple_start_creating(parent, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		goto failed;
+	}
+
+	inode = rpc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, umode);
+	if (unlikely(!inode)) {
+		dput(dentry);
+		inode_unlock(dir);
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto failed;
+	}
+	inode->i_ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 100);
+	inode->i_fop = &rpc_pipe_fops;
+	rpci = RPC_I(inode);
+	rpci->private = private;
+	rpci->pipe = pipe;
+	rpc_inode_setowner(inode, private);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	pipe->dentry = dentry;
+	fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 	inode_unlock(dir);
-	return dentry;
-out_err:
-	dentry = ERR_PTR(err);
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s() failed to create pipe %pd/%s (errno = %d)\n",
-			__FILE__, __func__, parent, name,
-			err);
-	goto out;
+	return 0;
+
+failed:
+	pr_warn("%s() failed to create pipe %pd/%s (errno = %d)\n",
+			__func__, parent, name, err);
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_mkpipe_dentry);
 
 /**
  * rpc_unlink - remove a pipe
- * @dentry: dentry for the pipe, as returned from rpc_mkpipe
+ * @pipe: the pipe to be removed
  *
  * After this call, lookups will no longer find the pipe, and any
  * attempts to read or write using preexisting opens of the pipe will
  * return -EPIPE.
  */
-int
-rpc_unlink(struct dentry *dentry)
+void
+rpc_unlink(struct rpc_pipe *pipe)
 {
-	struct dentry *parent;
-	struct inode *dir;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-	dir = d_inode(parent);
-	inode_lock_nested(dir, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	error = __rpc_rmpipe(dir, dentry);
-	inode_unlock(dir);
-	dput(parent);
-	return error;
+	if (pipe->dentry) {
+		simple_recursive_removal(pipe->dentry, rpc_close_pipes);
+		pipe->dentry = NULL;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_unlink);
 
@@ -1010,31 +852,6 @@ rpc_destroy_pipe_dir_objects(struct rpc_pipe_dir_head *pdh)
 		pdo->pdo_ops->destroy(dir, pdo);
 }
 
-enum {
-	RPCAUTH_info,
-	RPCAUTH_EOF
-};
-
-static const struct rpc_filelist authfiles[] = {
-	[RPCAUTH_info] = {
-		.name = "info",
-		.i_fop = &rpc_info_operations,
-		.mode = S_IFREG | 0400,
-	},
-};
-
-static int rpc_clntdir_populate(struct dentry *dentry, void *private)
-{
-	return rpc_populate(dentry,
-			    authfiles, RPCAUTH_info, RPCAUTH_EOF,
-			    private);
-}
-
-static void rpc_clntdir_depopulate(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	rpc_depopulate(dentry, authfiles, RPCAUTH_info, RPCAUTH_EOF);
-}
-
 /**
  * rpc_create_client_dir - Create a new rpc_client directory in rpc_pipefs
  * @dentry: the parent of new directory
@@ -1046,19 +863,27 @@ static void rpc_clntdir_depopulate(struct dentry *dentry)
  * information about the client, together with any "pipes" that may
  * later be created using rpc_mkpipe().
  */
-struct dentry *rpc_create_client_dir(struct dentry *dentry,
-				   const char *name,
-				   struct rpc_clnt *rpc_client)
+int rpc_create_client_dir(struct dentry *dentry,
+			   const char *name,
+			   struct rpc_clnt *rpc_client)
 {
 	struct dentry *ret;
+	int err;
 
-	ret = rpc_mkdir_populate(dentry, name, 0555, NULL,
-				 rpc_clntdir_populate, rpc_client);
-	if (!IS_ERR(ret)) {
-		rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects.pdh_dentry = ret;
-		rpc_create_pipe_dir_objects(&rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects);
+	ret = rpc_new_dir(dentry, name, 0555);
+	if (IS_ERR(ret))
+		return PTR_ERR(ret);
+	err = rpc_new_file(ret, "info", S_IFREG | 0400,
+			      &rpc_info_operations, rpc_client);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_warn("%s failed to populate directory %pd\n",
+				__func__, ret);
+		simple_recursive_removal(ret, NULL);
+		return err;
 	}
-	return ret;
+	rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects.pdh_dentry = ret;
+	rpc_create_pipe_dir_objects(&rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1073,7 +898,8 @@ int rpc_remove_client_dir(struct rpc_clnt *rpc_client)
 		return 0;
 	rpc_destroy_pipe_dir_objects(&rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects);
 	rpc_client->cl_pipedir_objects.pdh_dentry = NULL;
-	return rpc_rmdir_depopulate(dentry, rpc_clntdir_depopulate);
+	simple_recursive_removal(dentry, NULL);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_filelist cache_pipefs_files[3] = {
@@ -1094,28 +920,25 @@ static const struct rpc_filelist cache_pipefs_files[3] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int rpc_cachedir_populate(struct dentry *dentry, void *private)
-{
-	return rpc_populate(dentry,
-			    cache_pipefs_files, 0, 3,
-			    private);
-}
-
-static void rpc_cachedir_depopulate(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	rpc_depopulate(dentry, cache_pipefs_files, 0, 3);
-}
-
 struct dentry *rpc_create_cache_dir(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
 				    umode_t umode, struct cache_detail *cd)
 {
-	return rpc_mkdir_populate(parent, name, umode, NULL,
-			rpc_cachedir_populate, cd);
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+
+	dentry = rpc_new_dir(parent, name, umode);
+	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		int error = rpc_populate(dentry, cache_pipefs_files, 0, 3, cd);
+		if (error) {
+			simple_recursive_removal(dentry, NULL);
+			return ERR_PTR(error);
+		}
+	}
+	return dentry;
 }
 
 void rpc_remove_cache_dir(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	rpc_rmdir_depopulate(dentry, rpc_cachedir_depopulate);
+	simple_recursive_removal(dentry, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1141,7 +964,6 @@ enum {
 	RPCAUTH_nfsd4_cb,
 	RPCAUTH_cache,
 	RPCAUTH_nfsd,
-	RPCAUTH_gssd,
 	RPCAUTH_RootEOF
 };
 
@@ -1178,10 +1000,6 @@ static const struct rpc_filelist files[] = {
 		.name = "nfsd",
 		.mode = S_IFDIR | 0555,
 	},
-	[RPCAUTH_gssd] = {
-		.name = "gssd",
-		.mode = S_IFDIR | 0555,
-	},
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1241,13 +1059,6 @@ void rpc_put_sb_net(const struct net *net)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_put_sb_net);
 
-static const struct rpc_filelist gssd_dummy_clnt_dir[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.name = "clntXX",
-		.mode = S_IFDIR | 0555,
-	},
-};
-
 static ssize_t
 dummy_downcall(struct file *filp, const char __user *src, size_t len)
 {
@@ -1276,14 +1087,6 @@ rpc_dummy_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 }
 DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(rpc_dummy_info);
 
-static const struct rpc_filelist gssd_dummy_info_file[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.name = "info",
-		.i_fop = &rpc_dummy_info_fops,
-		.mode = S_IFREG | 0400,
-	},
-};
-
 /**
  * rpc_gssd_dummy_populate - create a dummy gssd pipe
  * @root:	root of the rpc_pipefs filesystem
@@ -1292,69 +1095,32 @@ static const struct rpc_filelist gssd_dummy_info_file[] = {
  * Create a dummy set of directories and a pipe that gssd can hold open to
  * indicate that it is up and running.
  */
-static struct dentry *
+static int
 rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(struct dentry *root, struct rpc_pipe *pipe_data)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct dentry *gssd_dentry;
-	struct dentry *clnt_dentry = NULL;
-	struct dentry *pipe_dentry = NULL;
-
-	/* We should never get this far if "gssd" doesn't exist */
-	gssd_dentry = try_lookup_noperm(&QSTR(files[RPCAUTH_gssd].name), root);
-	if (!gssd_dentry)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-	ret = rpc_populate(gssd_dentry, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1, NULL);
-	if (ret) {
-		pipe_dentry = ERR_PTR(ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	struct dentry *gssd_dentry, *clnt_dentry;
+	int err;
 
-	clnt_dentry = try_lookup_noperm(&QSTR(gssd_dummy_clnt_dir[0].name),
-					  gssd_dentry);
-	if (!clnt_dentry) {
-		__rpc_depopulate(gssd_dentry, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
-		pipe_dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	gssd_dentry = rpc_new_dir(root, "gssd", 0555);
+	if (IS_ERR(gssd_dentry))
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	ret = rpc_populate(clnt_dentry, gssd_dummy_info_file, 0, 1, NULL);
-	if (ret) {
-		__rpc_depopulate(gssd_dentry, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
-		pipe_dentry = ERR_PTR(ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	clnt_dentry = rpc_new_dir(gssd_dentry, "clntXX", 0555);
+	if (IS_ERR(clnt_dentry))
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	pipe_dentry = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(clnt_dentry, "gssd", NULL, pipe_data);
-	if (IS_ERR(pipe_dentry)) {
-		__rpc_depopulate(clnt_dentry, gssd_dummy_info_file, 0, 1);
-		__rpc_depopulate(gssd_dentry, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
-	}
-out:
-	dput(clnt_dentry);
-	dput(gssd_dentry);
-	return pipe_dentry;
-}
-
-static void
-rpc_gssd_dummy_depopulate(struct dentry *pipe_dentry)
-{
-	struct dentry *clnt_dir = pipe_dentry->d_parent;
-	struct dentry *gssd_dir = clnt_dir->d_parent;
-
-	dget(pipe_dentry);
-	__rpc_rmpipe(d_inode(clnt_dir), pipe_dentry);
-	__rpc_depopulate(clnt_dir, gssd_dummy_info_file, 0, 1);
-	__rpc_depopulate(gssd_dir, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
-	dput(pipe_dentry);
+	err = rpc_new_file(clnt_dentry, "info", 0400,
+				   &rpc_dummy_info_fops, NULL);
+	if (!err)
+		err = rpc_mkpipe_dentry(clnt_dentry, "gssd", NULL, pipe_data);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int
 rpc_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *root, *gssd_dentry;
+	struct dentry *root;
 	struct net *net = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct sunrpc_net *sn = net_generic(net, sunrpc_net_id);
 	int err;
@@ -1373,11 +1139,9 @@ rpc_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (rpc_populate(root, files, RPCAUTH_lockd, RPCAUTH_RootEOF, NULL))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	gssd_dentry = rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(root, sn->gssd_dummy);
-	if (IS_ERR(gssd_dentry)) {
-		__rpc_depopulate(root, files, RPCAUTH_lockd, RPCAUTH_RootEOF);
-		return PTR_ERR(gssd_dentry);
-	}
+	err = rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(root, sn->gssd_dummy);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       sending pipefs MOUNT notification for net %x%s\n",
 		net->ns.inum, NET_NAME(net));
@@ -1386,18 +1150,6 @@ rpc_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	err = blocking_notifier_call_chain(&rpc_pipefs_notifier_list,
 					   RPC_PIPEFS_MOUNT,
 					   sb);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_depopulate;
-	mutex_unlock(&sn->pipefs_sb_lock);
-	return 0;
-
-err_depopulate:
-	rpc_gssd_dummy_depopulate(gssd_dentry);
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&rpc_pipefs_notifier_list,
-					   RPC_PIPEFS_UMOUNT,
-					   sb);
-	sn->pipefs_sb = NULL;
-	__rpc_depopulate(root, files, RPCAUTH_lockd, RPCAUTH_RootEOF);
 	mutex_unlock(&sn->pipefs_sb_lock);
 	return err;
 }