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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 986ff4ed0a7c..3f73eb1f195a 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -211,6 +211,23 @@ void fput(struct file *file)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fput);
+/**
+ * drop_file_write_access - give up ability to write to a file
+ * @file: the file to which we will stop writing
+ *
+ * This is a central place which will give up the ability
+ * to write to @file, along with access to write through
+ * its vfsmount.
+ */
+void drop_file_write_access(struct file *file)
+{
+ struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+ struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+ put_write_access(inode);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drop_file_write_access);
+
/* __fput is called from task context when aio completion releases the last
* last use of a struct file *. Do not use otherwise.
*/
@@ -236,10 +253,10 @@ void __fput(struct file *file)
if (unlikely(S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_cdev != NULL))
cdev_put(inode->i_cdev);
fops_put(file->f_op);
- if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
- put_write_access(inode);
put_pid(file->f_owner.pid);
file_kill(file);
+ if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+ drop_file_write_access(file);
file->f_path.dentry = NULL;
file->f_path.mnt = NULL;
file_free(file);