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-rw-r--r--fs/fat/inode.c52
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index d12cdf2a0406..19eafbe3c379 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -681,33 +681,24 @@ static struct dentry *fat_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
inode = NULL;
}
}
- if (!inode) {
- /* For now, do nothing
- * What we could do is:
- * follow the file starting at fh[4], and record
- * the ".." entry, and the name of the fh[2] entry.
- * The follow the ".." file finding the next step up.
- * This way we build a path to the root of
- * the tree. If this works, we lookup the path and so
- * get this inode into the cache.
- * Finally try the fat_iget lookup again
- * If that fails, then weare totally out of luck
- * But all that is for another day
- */
- }
- if (!inode)
- return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
-
- /* now to find a dentry.
- * If possible, get a well-connected one
+ /*
+ * For now, do nothing if the inode is not found.
+ *
+ * What we could do is:
+ *
+ * - follow the file starting at fh[4], and record the ".." entry,
+ * and the name of the fh[2] entry.
+ * - then follow the ".." file finding the next step up.
+ *
+ * This way we build a path to the root of the tree. If this works, we
+ * lookup the path and so get this inode into the cache. Finally try
+ * the fat_iget lookup again. If that fails, then we are totally out
+ * of luck. But all that is for another day
*/
- result = d_alloc_anon(inode);
- if (result == NULL) {
- iput(inode);
- return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- }
- result->d_op = sb->s_root->d_op;
+ result = d_obtain_alias(inode);
+ if (!IS_ERR(result))
+ result->d_op = sb->s_root->d_op;
return result;
}
@@ -754,15 +745,8 @@ static struct dentry *fat_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
}
inode = fat_build_inode(sb, de, i_pos);
brelse(bh);
- if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
- parent = ERR_CAST(inode);
- goto out;
- }
- parent = d_alloc_anon(inode);
- if (!parent) {
- iput(inode);
- parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- }
+
+ parent = d_obtain_alias(inode);
out:
unlock_super(sb);