linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH -V1 3/7] fs/9p: increment inode->i

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Date:	Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:56:22 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH -V1 3/7] fs/9p: increment inode->i_count in cached mode.

We need to ihold even in cached mode

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c |    7 +------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index fbe9572..265f583 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -636,13 +636,8 @@ v9fs_vfs_link_dotl(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 		v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, old_dentry->d_inode);
 
 		kfree(st);
-	} else {
-		/* Caching disabled. No need to get upto date stat info.
-		 * This dentry will be released immediately. So, just hold the
-		 * inode
-		 */
-		ihold(old_dentry->d_inode);
 	}
+	ihold(old_dentry->d_inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
 
 	return err;
-- 
1.7.1

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