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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-06-04 10:14:28 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-06-04 10:14:28 -0700
commitf956d08a56732c61a4d44e8034eeeedfc06fe721 (patch)
tree2debddf1044e4bfd905ede07480a2867504a4ae3 /fs/namei.c
parentcf626b0da78df6669c6b5f51ddd9a70a0702e579 (diff)
parenteb915375757cd32c5abf7aea4caa76fe7edf8ef4 (diff)
downloadlinux-f956d08a56732c61a4d44e8034eeeedfc06fe721.tar.gz
Merge branch 'work.misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs
Pull misc vfs updates from Al Viro:
 "Misc bits and pieces not fitting into anything more specific"

* 'work.misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  vfs: delete unnecessary assignment in vfs_listxattr
  Documentation: filesystems: update filesystem locking documentation
  vfs: namei: use path_equal() in follow_dotdot()
  fs.h: fix outdated comment about file flags
  __inode_security_revalidate() never gets NULL opt_dentry
  make xattr_getsecurity() static
  vfat: simplify checks in vfat_lookup()
  get rid of dead code in d_find_alias()
  it's SB_BORN, not MS_BORN...
  msdos_rmdir(): kill BS comment
  remove rpc_rmdir()
  fs: avoid fdput() after failed fdget() in vfs_dedupe_file_range()
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/namei.c')
-rw-r--r--fs/namei.c4
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9666e5e118dc..a59968de1636 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1438,10 +1438,8 @@ static int path_parent_directory(struct path *path)
 static int follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	while(1) {
-		if (nd->path.dentry == nd->root.dentry &&
-		    nd->path.mnt == nd->root.mnt) {
+		if (path_equal(&nd->path, &nd->root))
 			break;
-		}
 		if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
 			int ret = path_parent_directory(&nd->path);
 			if (ret)