linux-kernel - [PATCH 119/145] [CIFS] use sensible file nlink values if unprovided

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:47:31 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	David Disseldorp <ddiss@...e.de>,
	Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 119/145] [CIFS] use sensible file nlink values if unprovided

3.8.13.5 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>

commit 6658b9f70ebca5fc0795b1d6d733996af1e2caa7 upstream.

Certain servers may not set the NumberOfLinks field in query file/path
info responses. In such a case, cifs_inode_needs_reval() assumes that
all regular files are hardlinks and triggers revalidation, leading to
excessive and unnecessary network traffic.

This change hardcodes cf_nlink (and subsequently i_nlink) when not
returned by the server, similar to what already occurs in cifs_mkdir().

Signed-off-by: David Disseldorp <ddiss@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>
[ kamal: backport to 3.8 ]
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 fs/cifs/inode.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 5c669f4..2de6ce5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 			fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
 
 		fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
+		if (fattr->cf_nlink < 1) {
+			cFYI(1, "replacing bogus file nlink value %u\n",
+				fattr->cf_nlink);
+			fattr->cf_nlink = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	fattr->cf_uid = cifs_sb->mnt_uid;
-- 
1.8.1.2

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