+/* Check if 'dentry' should expire, or return a nearby
+ * dentry that is suitable.
+ * If returned dentry is different from arg dentry,
+ * then a dget() reference was taken, else not.
+ */
+static struct dentry *should_expire(struct dentry *dentry,
+ struct vfsmount *mnt,
+ unsigned long timeout,
+ int how)
+{
+ int do_now = how & AUTOFS_EXP_IMMEDIATE;
+ int exp_leaves = how & AUTOFS_EXP_LEAVES;
+ struct autofs_info *ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
+ unsigned int ino_count;
+
+ /* No point expiring a pending mount */
+ if (ino->flags & AUTOFS_INF_PENDING)
+ return NULL;
+
+ /*
+ * Case 1: (i) indirect mount or top level pseudo direct mount
+ * (autofs-4.1).
+ * (ii) indirect mount with offset mount, check the "/"
+ * offset (autofs-5.0+).
+ */
+ if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
+ DPRINTK("checking mountpoint %p %.*s",
+ dentry, (int)dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
+
+ /* Can we umount this guy */
+ if (autofs4_mount_busy(mnt, dentry))
+ return NULL;
+
+ /* Can we expire this guy */
+ if (autofs4_can_expire(dentry, timeout, do_now))
+ return dentry;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (dentry->d_inode && S_ISLNK(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+ DPRINTK("checking symlink %p %.*s",
+ dentry, (int)dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
+ /*
+ * A symlink can't be "busy" in the usual sense so
+ * just check last used for expire timeout.
+ */
+ if (autofs4_can_expire(dentry, timeout, do_now))
+ return dentry;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (simple_empty(dentry))
+ return NULL;
+
+ /* Case 2: tree mount, expire iff entire tree is not busy */
+ if (!exp_leaves) {
+ /* Path walk currently on this dentry? */
+ ino_count = atomic_read(&ino->count) + 1;
+ if (d_count(dentry) > ino_count)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (!autofs4_tree_busy(mnt, dentry, timeout, do_now))
+ return dentry;
+ /*
+ * Case 3: pseudo direct mount, expire individual leaves
+ * (autofs-4.1).
+ */
+ } else {
+ /* Path walk currently on this dentry? */
+ struct dentry *expired;
+ ino_count = atomic_read(&ino->count) + 1;
+ if (d_count(dentry) > ino_count)
+ return NULL;
+
+ expired = autofs4_check_leaves(mnt, dentry, timeout, do_now);
+ if (expired) {
+ if (expired == dentry)
+ dput(dentry);
+ return expired;
+ }
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}