@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
{
int i, n, l, clone, any, access;
u32 uid;
- struct p9_fid *fid;
+ struct p9_fid *fid, *old_fid = NULL;
struct dentry *d, *ds;
struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
char **wnames, *uname;
@@ -183,10 +183,18 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
l = min(n - i, P9_MAXWELEM);
fid = p9_client_walk(fid, l, &wnames[i], clone);
if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+ if (old_fid) {
+ /*
+ * If we fail, clunk fid which are mapping
+ * to path component and not the last component
+ * of the path.
+ */
+ p9_client_clunk(old_fid);
+ }
kfree(wnames);
return fid;
}
-
+ old_fid = fid;
i += l;
clone = 0;
}