may_open() will catch it Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
@@ -3195,10 +3195,6 @@ finish_open:
return error;
}
audit_inode(nd->name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
- if (unlikely(d_is_symlink(nd->path.dentry))) {
- error = -ELOOP;
- goto out;
- }
error = -EISDIR;
if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) && d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
goto out;