Browse Source

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull VFS fix from Al Viro:
 "Spurious ENOTDIR fix"

This should fix the problems reported by Dominique Martinet and Hugh
Dickins.

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  link_path_walk(): be careful when failing with ENOTDIR
Linus Torvalds 10 years ago
parent
commit
01183609ab
1 changed files with 6 additions and 1 deletions
  1. 6 1
      fs/namei.c

+ 6 - 1
fs/namei.c

@@ -1954,8 +1954,13 @@ OK:
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-		if (unlikely(!d_can_lookup(nd->path.dentry)))
+		if (unlikely(!d_can_lookup(nd->path.dentry))) {
+			if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
+				if (unlazy_walk(nd, NULL, 0))
+					return -ECHILD;
+			}
 			return -ENOTDIR;
+		}
 	}
 }