@@ -788,11 +788,12 @@ static int eventfs_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
name = entry->name;
mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
- /* If ei->is_freed, then the event itself may be too */
- if (!ei->is_freed)
- r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
- else
- r = -1;
+ /* If ei->is_freed then just bail here, nothing more to do */
+ if (ei->is_freed) {
+ mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
if (r <= 0)
continue;