Minor file system clean-up

fs/inode/fs_foreachinode.c

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int foreach_inode(foreach_inode_t handler, FAR void *arg)
   /* Start the recursion at the root inode */
 
   inode_semtake();
-  ret = foreach_inodelevel(root_inode, info);
+  ret = foreach_inodelevel(g_root_inode, info);
   inode_semgive();
 
   /* Free the info structure and return the result */
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int foreach_inode(foreach_inode_t handler, FAR void *arg)
   /* Start the recursion at the root inode */
 
   inode_semtake();
-  ret = foreach_inodelevel(root_inode, &info);
+  ret = foreach_inodelevel(g_root_inode, &info);
   inode_semgive();
 
   return ret;

fs/inode/fs_inode.c

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static struct inode_sem_s g_inode_sem;
  * Public Variables
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-FAR struct inode *root_inode = NULL;
+FAR struct inode *g_root_inode = NULL;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ FAR struct inode *inode_search(FAR const char **path,
                                FAR const char **relpath)
 {
   FAR const char   *name  = *path + 1; /* Skip over leading '/' */
-  FAR struct inode *node  = root_inode;
+  FAR struct inode *node  = g_root_inode;
   FAR struct inode *left  = NULL;
   FAR struct inode *above = NULL;
 
@@ -396,7 +396,9 @@ FAR struct inode *inode_search(FAR const char **path,
 
 void inode_free(FAR struct inode *node)
 {
-  if (node)
+  /* Verify that we were passed valid pointer to an inode */
+
+  if (node != NULL)
     {
       inode_free(node->i_peer);
       inode_free(node->i_child);

fs/inode/fs_inoderelease.c

@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@ void inode_release(FAR struct inode *node)
 
       if (node->i_crefs <= 0 && (node->i_flags & FSNODEFLAG_DELETED) != 0)
         {
+          /* If the inode has been properly unlinked, then the peer pointer
+           * should be NULL.
+           */
+
           inode_semgive();
-          inode_free(node->i_child);
-          kmm_free(node);
+
+          DEBUGASSERT(node->i_peer == NULL);
+          inode_free(node);
         }
       else
         {

fs/inode/fs_inoderemove.c

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ FAR struct inode *inode_unlink(FAR const char *path)
 
       else
         {
-           root_inode = node->i_peer;
+           g_root_inode = node->i_peer;
         }
 
       node->i_peer = NULL;
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ int inode_remove(FAR const char *path)
         }
       else
         {
-          /* And delete it now -- recursively to delete all of its children */
+          /* And delete it now -- recursively to delete all of its children.
+           * Since it has been unlinked, then the peer pointer should be NULL.
+           */
 
-          inode_free(node->i_child);
-          kmm_free(node);
+          DEBUGASSERT(node->i_peer == NULL);
+          inode_free(node);
           return OK;
         }
     }

fs/inode/fs_inodereserve.c

@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ static void inode_insert(FAR struct inode *node,
 
   else
     {
-      node->i_peer = root_inode;
-      root_inode   = node;
+      node->i_peer = g_root_inode;
+      g_root_inode = node;
     }
 }
 

fs/inode/inode.h

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ extern "C"
 #define EXTERN extern
 #endif
 
-EXTERN FAR struct inode *root_inode;
+EXTERN FAR struct inode *g_root_inode;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Function Prototypes