Fix unionfs_interpose to fill lower inode info when d_splice_alias returns NULL. Also cleanup impossible case (d_splice_alias doesn't return ERR_PTR).
Signed-off-by: Rachita Kothiyal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Erez Zadok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/unionfs/main.c | 10 +++++++--- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/unionfs/main.c b/fs/unionfs/main.c index 22aa6e6..ea8976d 100644 --- a/fs/unionfs/main.c +++ b/fs/unionfs/main.c @@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ skip: break; case INTERPOSE_LOOKUP: spliced = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry); - if (IS_ERR(spliced)) { - err = PTR_ERR(spliced); - } else if (spliced && spliced != dentry) { + if (spliced && spliced != dentry) { /* * d_splice can return a dentry if it was * disconnected and had to be moved. We must ensure @@ -169,6 +167,12 @@ skip: unionfs_fill_inode(dentry, inode); } goto out_spliced; + } else if (!spliced) { + if (need_fill_inode) { + need_fill_inode = 0; + unionfs_fill_inode(dentry, inode); + goto out_spliced; + } } break; case INTERPOSE_REVAL: -- 1.5.2.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/