fs/9p: We should not allocate a new inode when creating hardlines.
Don't do new_inode_from fid in case of hardlink creation. This ensures
that link count for hardlink files get updated properly. Earlier link count
was not updated on removing a hardlink with cache mode enabled.
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index cf3dd6b..c8fe480 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -680,26 +680,31 @@
goto error;
}
- /* now walk from the parent so we can get unopened fid */
- fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
- if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
- err = PTR_ERR(fid);
- p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
- fid = NULL;
- goto error;
+ if (!(perm & P9_DMLINK)) {
+ /* now walk from the parent so we can get unopened fid */
+ fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+ if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+ p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+ "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
+ fid = NULL;
+ goto error;
+ }
+ /*
+ * instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry
+ */
+ inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+ if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+ p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+ "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
+ goto error;
+ }
+ err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+ if (err < 0)
+ goto error;
+ d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
}
-
- /* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
- inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
- if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
- err = PTR_ERR(inode);
- p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
- goto error;
- }
- err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
- if (err < 0)
- goto error;
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
return ofid;
error:
if (ofid)