X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fs%2Fnamei.c;h=33e9495a31293e2c080b5b0bd2e50523a460ceee;hb=8cd1e73111f95ca915f37ed534bbfbdf24fc1ca8;hp=726d211db4842715f71e1911f6940c93b19fe57f;hpb=d8cc3972b2178f9fe532306330f76bf51cb0d8bd;p=linux-2.6-block.git

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 726d211db484..33e9495a3129 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,6 @@ static int lookup_fast(struct nameidata *nd,
 		negative = d_is_negative(dentry);
 		if (read_seqcount_retry(&dentry->d_seq, seq))
 			return -ECHILD;
-		if (negative)
-			return -ENOENT;
 
 		/*
 		 * This sequence count validates that the parent had no
@@ -1580,6 +1578,12 @@ static int lookup_fast(struct nameidata *nd,
 				goto unlazy;
 			}
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Note: do negative dentry check after revalidation in
+		 * case that drops it.
+		 */
+		if (negative)
+			return -ENOENT;
 		path->mnt = mnt;
 		path->dentry = dentry;
 		if (likely(__follow_mount_rcu(nd, path, inode, seqp)))