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| -rw-r--r-- | libglusterfs/src/inode.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/inode.c b/libglusterfs/src/inode.c index b06ebe9f8a1..63533642a04 100644 --- a/libglusterfs/src/inode.c +++ b/libglusterfs/src/inode.c @@ -853,7 +853,18 @@ __inode_link (inode_t *inode, inode_t *parent, const char *name, inode->ia_type = iatt->ia_type; __inode_hash (inode); } - } + } else { + /* @old_inode serves another important purpose - it indicates + to the code further below whether a dentry cycle check is + required or not (a new inode linkage can never result in + creation of a loop.) + + if the given @inode is already hashed, it actually means + it is an "old" inode and deserves to undergo the cyclic + check. + */ + old_inode = inode; + } if (name) { if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, "..")) |