15 files changed, 26 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index e21bb466820..c1493524da4 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int autofs4_dir_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         dput(ino->dentry);
 
         dentry->d_inode->i_size = 0;
-        dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
 
         dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int autofs4_dir_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         }
         dput(ino->dentry);
         dentry->d_inode->i_size = 0;
-        dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
 
         if (dir->i_nlink)
                 drop_nlink(dir);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 76b7fb34101..6b90ef98e4c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
         if (!rc) {
                 drop_nlink(inode);
                 i_size_write(direntry->d_inode,0);
-                direntry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(direntry->d_inode);
         }
 
         cifsInode = CIFS_I(direntry->d_inode);
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index b45c88bd5f7..906731a20f1 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ static int ext3_rmdir (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                               "empty directory has nlink!=2 (%d)",
                               inode->i_nlink);
         inode->i_version++;
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         /* There's no need to set i_disksize: the fact that i_nlink is
          * zero will ensure that the right thing happens during any
          * recovery. */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index f85b2a282f1..8605155db17 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int fuse_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry)
                 /* Set nlink to zero so the inode can be cleared, if
                    the inode does have more links this will be
                    discovered at the next lookup/getattr */
-                inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(inode);
                 fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
                 fuse_invalidate_attr(dir);
                 fuse_invalidate_entry_cache(entry);
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int fuse_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry)
         err = req->out.h.error;
         fuse_put_request(fc, req);
         if (!err) {
-                entry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(entry->d_inode);
                 fuse_invalidate_attr(dir);
                 fuse_invalidate_entry_cache(entry);
         } else if (err == -EINTR)
diff --git a/fs/hfs/dir.c b/fs/hfs/dir.c
index cfef6ad529a..37d681b4f21 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/dir.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int hfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         res = hfs_cat_delete(inode->i_ino, dir, &dentry->d_name);
         if (res)
                 return res;
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         hfs_delete_inode(inode);
         mark_inode_dirty(inode);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index 99b4ed1b87d..7e309751645 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int hfsplus_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                 } else
                         inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
         } else
-                inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int hfsplus_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         res = hfsplus_delete_cat(inode->i_ino, dir, &dentry->d_name);
         if (res)
                 return res;
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         hfsplus_delete_inode(inode);
         mark_inode_dirty(inode);
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index 25dd6f81eca..2507e7393f3 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int hpfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                 break;
         default:
                 drop_nlink(dir);
-                inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(inode);
                 err = 0;
         }
         goto out;
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 int r;
                 if ((r = hpfs_remove_dirent(old_dir, dno, dep, &qbh, 1)) != 2) {
                         if ((nde = map_dirent(new_dir, hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_dno, (char *)new_name, new_len, NULL, &qbh1))) {
-                                new_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                                clear_nlink(new_inode);
                                 copy_de(nde, &de);
                                 memcpy(nde->name, new_name, new_len);
                                 hpfs_mark_4buffers_dirty(&qbh1);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 8cef88170aa..b8d16a6aa88 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int jfs_rmdir(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dentry)
         JFS_IP(ip)->acl.flag = 0;
 
         /* mark the target directory as deleted */
-        ip->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(ip);
         mark_inode_dirty(ip);
 
         rc = txCommit(tid, 2, &iplist[0], 0);
diff --git a/fs/msdos/namei.c b/fs/msdos/namei.c
index fa868c75590..b0f01b3b053 100644
--- a/fs/msdos/namei.c
+++ b/fs/msdos/namei.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int msdos_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                 goto out;
         drop_nlink(dir);
 
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         fat_detach(inode);
 out:
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int msdos_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         err = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);  /* and releases bh */
         if (err)
                 goto out;
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         fat_detach(inode);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 26eecb86f9b..481f8892a91 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
         /* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
         if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
-                dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
         nfs_end_data_update(dir);
         unlock_kernel();
 
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/namei.c b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
index ad5afa4ea8f..733cdf01d64 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int qnx4_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         memset(de->di_fname, 0, sizeof de->di_fname);
         de->di_mode = 0;
         mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         mark_inode_dirty(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         inode_dec_link_count(dir);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index cf92e89515f..16e9cff8f15 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                 reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "%s: empty directory has nlink "
                                  "!= 2 (%d)", __FUNCTION__, inode->i_nlink);
 
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         reiserfs_update_sd(&th, inode);
 
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         if (new_dentry_inode) {
                 // adjust link number of the victim
                 if (S_ISDIR(new_dentry_inode->i_mode)) {
-                        new_dentry_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                        clear_nlink(new_dentry_inode);
                 } else {
                         drop_nlink(new_dentry_inode);
                 }
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index e40c95e6511..73163325e5e 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static int udf_rmdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry)
                 udf_warning(inode->i_sb, "udf_rmdir",
                         "empty directory has nlink != 2 (%d)",
                         inode->i_nlink);
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_size = 0;
         inode_dec_link_count(inode);
         inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = current_fs_time(dir->i_sb);
diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index 5846ba2d5d9..edb711ff7b0 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static int vfat_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                 goto out;
         drop_nlink(dir);
 
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         fat_detach(inode);
 out:
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static int vfat_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         err = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);  /* and releases bh */
         if (err)
                 goto out;
-        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+        clear_nlink(inode);
         inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         fat_detach(inode);
 out:
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 6a5267da565..3493d2828f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1235,6 +1235,11 @@ static inline void drop_nlink(struct inode *inode)
         inode->i_nlink--;
 }
 
+static inline void clear_nlink(struct inode *inode)
+{
+        inode->i_nlink = 0;
+}
+
 static inline void inode_dec_link_count(struct inode *inode)
 {
         drop_nlink(inode);