1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 1c0fca6e899e..a7dce91a7e42 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1610,8 +1610,7 @@ exit:
 
 static struct file *do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
                             int open_flag, int acc_mode,
-                            int mode, const char *pathname,
-                            int *want_dir)
+                            int mode, const char *pathname)
 {
         struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
         struct file *filp;
@@ -1642,7 +1641,7 @@ static struct file *do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
         if (nd->last.name[nd->last.len]) {
                 if (open_flag & O_CREAT)
                         goto exit;
-                *want_dir = 1;
+                nd->flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
         }
 
         /* just plain open? */
@@ -1656,8 +1655,10 @@ static struct file *do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
                 if (path->dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link)
                         return NULL;
                 error = -ENOTDIR;
-                if (*want_dir && !path->dentry->d_inode->i_op->lookup)
-                        goto exit_dput;
+                if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) {
+                        if (!path->dentry->d_inode->i_op->lookup)
+                                goto exit_dput;
+                }
                 path_to_nameidata(path, nd);
                 audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry);
                 goto ok;
@@ -1766,7 +1767,6 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
         int count = 0;
         int flag = open_to_namei_flags(open_flag);
         int force_reval = 0;
-        int want_dir = open_flag & O_DIRECTORY;
 
         if (!(open_flag & O_CREAT))
                 mode = 0;
@@ -1828,7 +1828,9 @@ reval:
                 if (open_flag & O_EXCL)
                         nd.flags |= LOOKUP_EXCL;
         }
-        filp = do_last(&nd, &path, open_flag, acc_mode, mode, pathname, &want_dir);
+        if (open_flag & O_DIRECTORY)
+                nd.flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
+        filp = do_last(&nd, &path, open_flag, acc_mode, mode, pathname);
         while (unlikely(!filp)) { /* trailing symlink */
                 struct path holder;
                 struct inode *inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
@@ -1866,7 +1868,7 @@ reval:
                 }
                 holder = path;
                 nd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
-                filp = do_last(&nd, &path, open_flag, acc_mode, mode, pathname, &want_dir);
+                filp = do_last(&nd, &path, open_flag, acc_mode, mode, pathname);
                 if (inode->i_op->put_link)
                         inode->i_op->put_link(holder.dentry, &nd, cookie);
                 path_put(&holder);