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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 955e886c8e2a..ae673355c386 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1444,8 +1444,6 @@ static int follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
* This looks up the name in dcache, possibly revalidates the old dentry and
* allocates a new one if not found or not valid. In the need_lookup argument
* returns whether i_op->lookup is necessary.
- *
- * dir->d_inode->i_mutex must be held
*/
static struct dentry *lookup_dcache(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *dir,
unsigned int flags)
@@ -2351,15 +2349,7 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len_unlocked(const char *name,
if (err)
return ERR_PTR(err);
- /*
- * __d_lookup() is used to try to get a quick answer and avoid the
- * mutex. A false-negative does no harm.
- */
- ret = __d_lookup(base, &this);
- if (ret && unlikely(ret->d_flags & DCACHE_OP_REVALIDATE)) {
- dput(ret);
- ret = NULL;
- }
+ ret = lookup_dcache(&this, base, 0);
if (ret)
return ret;