4 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
index 25126a062cae..bc5509fe577b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodelist.h
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ static inline struct jffs2_inode_cache *jffs2_raw_ref_to_ic(struct jffs2_raw_nod
 #define ref_obsolete(ref)       (((ref)->flash_offset & 3) == REF_OBSOLETE)
 #define mark_ref_normal(ref)    do { (ref)->flash_offset = ref_offset(ref) | REF_NORMAL; } while(0)
 
+/* Dirent nodes should be REF_PRISTINE only if they are not a deletion
+   dirent. Deletion dirents should be REF_NORMAL so that GC gets to
+   throw them away when appropriate */
+#define dirent_node_state(rd)   ( (je32_to_cpu((rd)->ino)?REF_PRISTINE:REF_NORMAL) )
+
 /* NB: REF_PRISTINE for an inode-less node (ref->next_in_ino == NULL) indicates
    it is an unknown node of type JFFS2_NODETYPE_RWCOMPAT_COPY, so it'll get
    copied. If you need to do anything different to GC inode-less nodes, then
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index 7b363786c2d2..170da20b97c7 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static inline int read_direntry(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_raw_node_r
                 jeb->unchecked_size -= len;
                 c->used_size += len;
                 c->unchecked_size -= len;
-                ref->flash_offset = ref_offset(ref) | REF_PRISTINE;
+                ref->flash_offset = ref_offset(ref) | dirent_node_state(rd);
                 spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
         }
 
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/scan.c b/fs/jffs2/scan.c
index 2a1c976c7924..6c75cd433342 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/scan.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/scan.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,8 @@ static int jffs2_scan_dirent_node(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_eraseblo
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        fd->raw = jffs2_link_node_ref(c, jeb, ofs | REF_PRISTINE, PAD(je32_to_cpu(rd->totlen)), ic);
+        fd->raw = jffs2_link_node_ref(c, jeb, ofs | dirent_node_state(rd),
+                                      PAD(je32_to_cpu(rd->totlen)), ic);
 
         fd->next = NULL;
         fd->version = je32_to_cpu(rd->version);
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/write.c b/fs/jffs2/write.c
index 1406f2ce20a7..bc6185933664 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/write.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/write.c
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ struct jffs2_full_dirent *jffs2_write_dirent(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jff
                 return ERR_PTR(ret?ret:-EIO);
         }
         /* Mark the space used */
-        fd->raw = jffs2_add_physical_node_ref(c, flash_ofs | REF_PRISTINE, PAD(sizeof(*rd)+namelen), f->inocache);
+        fd->raw = jffs2_add_physical_node_ref(c, flash_ofs | dirent_node_state(rd),
+                                              PAD(sizeof(*rd)+namelen), f->inocache);
         if (IS_ERR(fd->raw)) {
                 void *hold_err = fd->raw;
                 /* Release the full_dirent which is now useless, and return */