We cannot easily switch from file_permission() to vfs_permission() everywhere, so fix file_permission() to not use a NULL nameidata for the remaining users. Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher --- fs/namei.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/fs/namei.c +++ b/fs/namei.c @@ -296,7 +296,13 @@ int vfs_permission(struct nameidata *nd, */ int file_permission(struct file *file, int mask) { - return permission(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, mask, NULL); + struct nameidata nd; + + nd.dentry = file->f_path.dentry; + nd.mnt = file->f_path.mnt; + nd.flags = LOOKUP_ACCESS; + + return permission(nd.dentry->d_inode, mask, &nd); } /* -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/