linux-kernel - [PATCH 14/16] vfs: nameidata_to_filp(): don't throw away file on error

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Message-Id: <1335357857-16416-15-git-send-email-miklos@szeredi.hu>
Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:44:15 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hch@...radead.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, mszeredi@...e.cz
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] vfs: nameidata_to_filp(): don't throw away file on error

From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>

If open fails, don't put the file.  This allows it to be reused if open needs to
be retried.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
---
 fs/open.c |    8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 161c15f..0510e58 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -814,10 +814,11 @@ struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	/* Pick up the filp from the open intent */
 	filp = nd->intent.open.file;
-	nd->intent.open.file = NULL;
 
 	/* Has the filesystem initialised the file for us? */
-	if (filp->f_path.dentry == NULL) {
+	if (filp->f_path.dentry != NULL) {
+		nd->intent.open.file = NULL;
+	} else {
 		struct file *res;
 
 		path_get(&nd->path);
@@ -826,6 +827,7 @@ struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd)
 		if (!IS_ERR(res)) {
 			int error;
 
+			nd->intent.open.file = NULL;
 			BUG_ON(res != filp);
 
 			error = open_check_o_direct(filp);
@@ -834,7 +836,7 @@ struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd)
 				filp = ERR_PTR(error);
 			}
 		} else {
-			put_filp(filp);
+			/* Allow nd->intent.open.file to be recycled */
 			filp = res;
 		}
 	}
-- 
1.7.7

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