[PATCH 01/18] gfs2: Call unlock_new_inode before d_instantiate
Andreas Gruenbacher <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:51:54 +0200
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.gfs2 |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
As Neil Brown describes in detail in the link referenced below, new
inodes must be unlocked before they can be instantiated.
An even better fix is to use d_instantiate_new(), which combines
d_instantiate() and unlock_new_inode().
Fixes: 3d36e57ff768 ("gfs2: gfs2_create_inode rework")
Reported-by: [email protected]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/[email protected]/
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <[email protected]>
---
fs/gfs2/inode.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 8344040ecaf7..e9bf4879c07f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
goto fail_gunlock4;
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
- d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+ d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
/* After instantiate, errors should result in evict which will destroy
* both inode and iopen glocks properly. */
if (file) {
@@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
gfs2_qa_put(dip);
- unlock_new_inode(inode);
return error;
fail_gunlock4:
--
2.53.0