Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.infradead.org/users/eparis/notify

* 'for-linus' of git://git.infradead.org/users/eparis/notify: fs: allow d_instantiate to be called with negative parent dentry
mariux64 · Jun 29, 2009 · aa221cb · aa221cb
2 parents 2bfdd79 + e6ce306
commit aa221cb
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diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry *dentry)
 	assert_spin_locked(&dentry->d_lock);
 
 	parent = dentry->d_parent;
-	if (fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent->d_inode))
+	if (parent->d_inode && fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent->d_inode))
 		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
 	else
 		dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;