--- linux-2.6.19-rc6/net/socket.c 2006-11-22 17:33:41.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.19-rc6-ed/net/socket.c 2006-11-22 18:28:12.000000000 +0100 @@ -306,7 +306,14 @@ static struct file_system_type sock_fs_t static int sockfs_delete_dentry(struct dentry *dentry) { - return 1; + /* + * At creation time, we pretended this dentry was hashed + * (by clearing DCACHE_UNHASHED bit in d_flags) + * At delete time, we restore the truth : not hashed. + * (so that dput() can proceed correctly) + */ + dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_UNHASHED; + return 0; } static struct dentry_operations sockfs_dentry_operations = { .d_delete = sockfs_delete_dentry, @@ -354,14 +361,20 @@ static int sock_attach_fd(struct socket this.len = sprintf(name, "[%lu]", SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_ino); this.name = name; - this.hash = SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_ino; + this.hash = 0; file->f_dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this); if (unlikely(!file->f_dentry)) return -ENOMEM; file->f_dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations; - d_add(file->f_dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock)); + /* + * We dont want to push this dentry into global dentry hash table. + * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED + * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on sockets + */ + file->f_dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED; + d_instantiate(file->f_dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock)); file->f_vfsmnt = mntget(sock_mnt); file->f_mapping = file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;