1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 335288b9be0f..4013d7905e84 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 {
         struct dentry *dir = kobj->dentry;
         struct dentry *victim;
-        struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
-        umode_t umode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG;
+        struct inode * inode;
+        struct iattr newattrs;
         int res = -ENOENT;
 
         down(&dir->d_inode->i_sem);
@@ -446,13 +446,15 @@ int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
         if (!IS_ERR(victim)) {
                 if (victim->d_inode &&
                     (victim->d_parent->d_inode == dir->d_inode)) {
-                        sd = victim->d_fsdata;
-                        attr->mode = mode;
-                        sd->s_mode = umode;
-                        victim->d_inode->i_mode = umode;
-                        dput(victim);
-                        res = 0;
+                        inode = victim->d_inode;
+                        down(&inode->i_sem);
+                        newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) |
+                                                (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
+                        newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
+                        res = notify_change(victim, &newattrs);
+                        up(&inode->i_sem);
                 }
+                dput(victim);
         }
         up(&dir->d_inode->i_sem);