+
+static void yaffs_empty_dir_to_dir(struct yaffs_obj *from_dir,
+ struct yaffs_obj *to_dir)
+{
+ struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+ struct list_head *lh;
+ struct list_head *n;
+
+ list_for_each_safe(lh, n, &from_dir->variant.dir_variant.children) {
+ obj = list_entry(lh, struct yaffs_obj, siblings);
+ yaffs_add_obj_to_dir(to_dir, obj);
+ }
+}
+
+struct yaffs_obj *yaffs_retype_obj(struct yaffs_obj *obj,
+ enum yaffs_obj_type type)
+{
+ /* Tear down the old variant */
+ switch (obj->variant_type) {
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE:
+ /* Nuke file data */
+ yaffs_resize_file(obj, 0);
+ yaffs_free_tnode(obj->my_dev, obj->variant.file_variant.top);
+ obj->variant.file_variant.top = NULL;
+ break;
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+ /* Put the children in lost and found. */
+ yaffs_empty_dir_to_dir(obj, obj->my_dev->lost_n_found);
+ if (!list_empty(&obj->variant.dir_variant.dirty))
+ list_del_init(&obj->variant.dir_variant.dirty);
+ break;
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
+ /* Nuke symplink data */
+ kfree(obj->variant.symlink_variant.alias);
+ obj->variant.symlink_variant.alias = NULL;
+ break;
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
+ list_del_init(&obj->hard_links);
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ memset(&obj->variant, 0, sizeof(obj->variant));
+
+ /*Set up new variant if the memset is not enough. */
+ switch (type) {
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->variant.dir_variant.children);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->variant.dir_variant.dirty);
+ break;
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE:
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
+ case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ obj->variant_type = type;
+
+ return obj;
+
+}
+