Merge git://git.infradead.org/ubifs-2.6

* git://git.infradead.org/ubifs-2.6:
  UBIFS: fix return code in check_leaf
  UBI: flush wl before clearing update marker
  MAINTAINERS: change e-mail of Artem Bityutskiy
  UBIFS: remove manual O_SYNC handling
  UBIFS: support mounting of UBI volume character devices
  UBI: Add ubi_open_volume_path

MAINTAINERS

@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/scsi/u14-34f.c
 
 UBI FILE SYSTEM (UBIFS)
-M:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org>
+M:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
 M:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@nokia.com>
 L:	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
 T:	git git://git.infradead.org/ubifs-2.6.git
@@ -5386,7 +5386,7 @@ F:	drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
 F:	include/linux/cdrom.h
 
 UNSORTED BLOCK IMAGES (UBI)
-M:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org>
+M:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
 W:	http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
 L:	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
 T:	git git://git.infradead.org/ubi-2.6.git

drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include "ubi.h"
 
@@ -279,6 +281,44 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_nm(int ubi_num, const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_nm);
 
+/**
+ * ubi_open_volume_path - open UBI volume by its character device node path.
+ * @pathname: volume character device node path
+ * @mode: open mode
+ *
+ * This function is similar to 'ubi_open_volume()', but opens a volume the path
+ * to its character device node.
+ */
+struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
+{
+	int error, ubi_num, vol_id;
+	struct ubi_volume_desc *ret;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct path path;
+
+	dbg_gen("open volume %s, mode %d", pathname, mode);
+
+	if (!pathname || !*pathname)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	error = kern_path(pathname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
+	ubi_num = ubi_major2num(imajor(inode));
+	vol_id = iminor(inode) - 1;
+
+	if (vol_id >= 0 && ubi_num >= 0)
+		ret = ubi_open_volume(ubi_num, vol_id, mode);
+	else
+		ret = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	path_put(&path);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_path);
+
 /**
  * ubi_close_volume - close UBI volume.
  * @desc: volume descriptor

drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c

@@ -147,12 +147,14 @@ int ubi_start_update(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 	}
 
 	if (bytes == 0) {
+		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		err = clear_update_marker(ubi, vol, 0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		vol->updating = 0;
-		if (!err)
-			vol->updating = 0;
 	}
 
 	vol->upd_buf = vmalloc(ubi->leb_size);
@@ -362,16 +364,16 @@ int ubi_more_update_data(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 
 	ubi_assert(vol->upd_received <= vol->upd_bytes);
 	if (vol->upd_received == vol->upd_bytes) {
+		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 		/* The update is finished, clear the update marker */
 		err = clear_update_marker(ubi, vol, vol->upd_bytes);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+		vol->updating = 0;
-		if (err == 0) {
+		err = to_write;
-			vol->updating = 0;
+		vfree(vol->upd_buf);
-			err = to_write;
-			vfree(vol->upd_buf);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return err;

fs/ubifs/debug.c

@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ static int check_leaf(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_zbranch *zbr,
 		inum = key_inum_flash(c, &dent->key);
 		fscki1 = read_add_inode(c, priv, inum);
 		if (IS_ERR(fscki1)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(fscki);
+			err = PTR_ERR(fscki1);
 			ubifs_err("error %d while processing entry node and "
 				  "trying to find parent inode node %lu",
 				  err, (unsigned long)inum);

fs/ubifs/file.c

@@ -1389,7 +1389,6 @@ static ssize_t ubifs_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 			       unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	int err;
-	ssize_t ret;
 	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
 	struct ubifs_info *c = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 
@@ -1397,17 +1396,7 @@ static ssize_t ubifs_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	ret = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
+	return generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (ret > 0 && (IS_SYNC(inode) || iocb->ki_filp->f_flags & O_SYNC)) {
-		err = ubifs_sync_wbufs_by_inode(c, inode);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ubifs_set_page_dirty(struct page *page)

fs/ubifs/super.c

@@ -1842,22 +1842,32 @@ const struct super_operations ubifs_super_operations = {
  * @name: UBI volume name
  * @mode: UBI volume open mode
  *
- * There are several ways to specify UBI volumes when mounting UBIFS:
+ * The primary method of mounting UBIFS is by specifying the UBI volume
- * o ubiX_Y    - UBI device number X, volume Y;
+ * character device node path. However, UBIFS may also be mounted withoug any
- * o ubiY      - UBI device number 0, volume Y;
+ * character device node using one of the following methods:
+ *
+ * o ubiX_Y    - mount UBI device number X, volume Y;
+ * o ubiY      - mount UBI device number 0, volume Y;
  * o ubiX:NAME - mount UBI device X, volume with name NAME;
  * o ubi:NAME  - mount UBI device 0, volume with name NAME.
  *
  * Alternative '!' separator may be used instead of ':' (because some shells
  * like busybox may interpret ':' as an NFS host name separator). This function
- * returns ubi volume object in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * returns UBI volume description object in case of success and a negative
- * case of failure.
+ * error code in case of failure.
  */
 static struct ubi_volume_desc *open_ubi(const char *name, int mode)
 {
+	struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi;
 	int dev, vol;
 	char *endptr;
 
+	/* First, try to open using the device node path method */
+	ubi = ubi_open_volume_path(name, mode);
+	if (!IS_ERR(ubi))
+		return ubi;
+
+	/* Try the "nodev" method */
 	if (name[0] != 'u' || name[1] != 'b' || name[2] != 'i')
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 

include/linux/mtd/ubi.h

@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ void ubi_get_volume_info(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc,
 struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume(int ubi_num, int vol_id, int mode);
 struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_nm(int ubi_num, const char *name,
 					   int mode);
+struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode);
+
 int ubi_register_volume_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				 int ignore_existing);
 int ubi_unregister_volume_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);