1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index 0f3eb41d9201..cc9f2546ea4a 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ out:
 
 
 static int get_target(const char *symname, struct path *path,
-                      struct config_item **target)
+                      struct config_item **target, struct super_block *sb)
 {
         int ret;
 
         ret = kern_path(symname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, path);
         if (!ret) {
-                if (path->dentry->d_sb == configfs_sb) {
+                if (path->dentry->d_sb == sb) {
                         *target = configfs_get_config_item(path->dentry);
                         if (!*target) {
                                 ret = -ENOENT;
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
         struct config_item *target_item = NULL;
         struct config_item_type *type;
 
-        ret = -EPERM;  /* What lack-of-symlink returns */
-        if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root)
-                goto out;
-
         sd = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
         /*
          * Fake invisibility if dir belongs to a group/default groups hierarchy
@@ -162,7 +158,7 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
             !type->ct_item_ops->allow_link)
                 goto out_put;
 
-        ret = get_target(symname, &path, &target_item);
+        ret = get_target(symname, &path, &target_item, dentry->d_sb);
         if (ret)
                 goto out_put;
 
@@ -198,8 +194,6 @@ int configfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         if (!(sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_ITEM_LINK))
                 goto out;
 
-        BUG_ON(dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root);
-
         sl = sd->s_element;
 
         parent_item = configfs_get_config_item(dentry->d_parent);