ocfs2_rename() was being too aggressive with the rename lock - we only need it for certain forms of directory rename. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
*
* And that's why, just like the VFS, we need a file system
* rename lock. */
- if (old_dentry != new_dentry) {
+ if (old_dir != new_dir && S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode)) {
status = ocfs2_rename_lock(osb);
if (status < 0) {
mlog_errno(status);