26 files changed, 46 insertions, 149 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exofs/namei.c b/fs/exofs/namei.c
index 9dbf0c301030..fc7161d6bf6b 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/namei.c
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ static int exofs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= EXOFS_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
         ihold(inode);
@@ -156,10 +153,7 @@ static int exofs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 static int exofs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         struct inode *inode;
-        int err = -EMLINK;
-
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= EXOFS_LINK_MAX)
-                goto out;
+        int err;
 
         inode_inc_link_count(dir);
 
@@ -275,11 +269,6 @@ static int exofs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= EXOFS_LINK_MAX)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = exofs_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index d22cd168c6ee..6cafcadfc3c8 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ static int exofs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
         sb->s_blocksize = EXOFS_BLKSIZE;
         sb->s_blocksize_bits = EXOFS_BLKSHIFT;
         sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
+        sb->s_max_links = EXOFS_LINK_MAX;
         atomic_set(&sbi->s_curr_pending, 0);
         sb->s_bdev = NULL;
         sb->s_dev = 0;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index 080419814bae..dffb86536285 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ static int ext2_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
         int err;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         dquot_initialize(dir);
 
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
@@ -217,10 +214,7 @@ static int ext2_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 static int ext2_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         struct inode * inode;
-        int err = -EMLINK;
-
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)
-                goto out;
+        int err;
 
         dquot_initialize(dir);
 
@@ -346,11 +340,6 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
                         drop_nlink(new_inode);
                 inode_dec_link_count(new_inode);
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = ext2_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 0090595beb28..9f6766a3ac1e 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
         }
 
         sb->s_maxbytes = ext2_max_size(sb->s_blocksize_bits);
+        sb->s_max_links = EXT2_LINK_MAX;
 
         if (le32_to_cpu(es->s_rev_level) == EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV) {
                 sbi->s_inode_size = EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 5f7c160ea64f..07c91ca6017d 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ static int jfs_mkdir(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 
         dquot_initialize(dip);
 
-        /* link count overflow on parent directory ? */
-        if (dip->i_nlink == JFS_LINK_MAX) {
-                rc = -EMLINK;
-                goto out1;
-        }
-
         /*
          * search parent directory for entry/freespace
          * (dtSearch() returns parent directory page pinned)
@@ -806,9 +800,6 @@ static int jfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry,
         jfs_info("jfs_link: %s %s", old_dentry->d_name.name,
                  dentry->d_name.name);
 
-        if (ip->i_nlink == JFS_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         dquot_initialize(dir);
 
         tid = txBegin(ip->i_sb, 0);
@@ -1138,10 +1129,6 @@ static int jfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                                 rc = -ENOTEMPTY;
                                 goto out3;
                         }
-                } else if ((new_dir != old_dir) &&
-                           (new_dir->i_nlink == JFS_LINK_MAX)) {
-                        rc = -EMLINK;
-                        goto out3;
                 }
         } else if (new_ip) {
                 IWRITE_LOCK(new_ip, RDWRLOCK_NORMAL);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 682bca642f38..4661ad705130 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ static int jfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
+        sb->s_max_links = JFS_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->sb = sb;
         sbi->uid = sbi->gid = sbi->umask = -1;
 
diff --git a/fs/logfs/dir.c b/fs/logfs/dir.c
index 3de7a32cadbe..4aea231fc9e6 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/dir.c
@@ -558,9 +558,6 @@ static int logfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= LOGFS_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
         ihold(inode);
         inc_nlink(inode);
diff --git a/fs/logfs/super.c b/fs/logfs/super.c
index c9ee7f5d1caf..b1a491a5fe78 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/super.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ static struct dentry *logfs_get_sb_device(struct logfs_super *super,
          * the filesystem incompatible with 32bit systems.
          */
         sb->s_maxbytes  = (1ull << 43) - 1;
+        sb->s_max_links = LOGFS_LINK_MAX;
         sb->s_op        = &logfs_super_operations;
         sb->s_flags     = flags | MS_NOATIME;
 
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index fa8b612b8ce2..62c697caffb9 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -190,24 +190,24 @@ static int minix_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
                 sbi->s_version = MINIX_V1;
                 sbi->s_dirsize = 16;
                 sbi->s_namelen = 14;
-                sbi->s_link_max = MINIX_LINK_MAX;
+                s->s_max_links = MINIX_LINK_MAX;
         } else if (s->s_magic == MINIX_SUPER_MAGIC2) {
                 sbi->s_version = MINIX_V1;
                 sbi->s_dirsize = 32;
                 sbi->s_namelen = 30;
-                sbi->s_link_max = MINIX_LINK_MAX;
+                s->s_max_links = MINIX_LINK_MAX;
         } else if (s->s_magic == MINIX2_SUPER_MAGIC) {
                 sbi->s_version = MINIX_V2;
                 sbi->s_nzones = ms->s_zones;
                 sbi->s_dirsize = 16;
                 sbi->s_namelen = 14;
-                sbi->s_link_max = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
+                s->s_max_links = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
         } else if (s->s_magic == MINIX2_SUPER_MAGIC2) {
                 sbi->s_version = MINIX_V2;
                 sbi->s_nzones = ms->s_zones;
                 sbi->s_dirsize = 32;
                 sbi->s_namelen = 30;
-                sbi->s_link_max = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
+                s->s_max_links = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
         } else if ( *(__u16 *)(bh->b_data + 24) == MINIX3_SUPER_MAGIC) {
                 m3s = (struct minix3_super_block *) bh->b_data;
                 s->s_magic = m3s->s_magic;
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ static int minix_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
                 sbi->s_dirsize = 64;
                 sbi->s_namelen = 60;
                 sbi->s_version = MINIX_V3;
-                sbi->s_link_max = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
                 sbi->s_mount_state = MINIX_VALID_FS;
                 sb_set_blocksize(s, m3s->s_blocksize);
+                s->s_max_links = MINIX2_LINK_MAX;
         } else
                 goto out_no_fs;
 
diff --git a/fs/minix/minix.h b/fs/minix/minix.h
index c889ef0aa571..1ebd11854622 100644
--- a/fs/minix/minix.h
+++ b/fs/minix/minix.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct minix_sb_info {
         unsigned long s_max_size;
         int s_dirsize;
         int s_namelen;
-        int s_link_max;
         struct buffer_head ** s_imap;
         struct buffer_head ** s_zmap;
         struct buffer_head * s_sbh;
diff --git a/fs/minix/namei.c b/fs/minix/namei.c
index 2f76e38c2065..2d0ee1786305 100644
--- a/fs/minix/namei.c
+++ b/fs/minix/namei.c
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ static int minix_link(struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= minix_sb(inode->i_sb)->s_link_max)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
         ihold(inode);
@@ -106,10 +103,7 @@ static int minix_link(struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 static int minix_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         struct inode * inode;
-        int err = -EMLINK;
-
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= minix_sb(dir->i_sb)->s_link_max)
-                goto out;
+        int err;
 
         inode_inc_link_count(dir);
 
@@ -181,7 +175,6 @@ static int minix_rmdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 static int minix_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                            struct inode * new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
-        struct minix_sb_info * info = minix_sb(old_dir->i_sb);
         struct inode * old_inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
         struct inode * new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
         struct page * dir_page = NULL;
@@ -219,11 +212,6 @@ static int minix_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                         drop_nlink(new_inode);
                 inode_dec_link_count(new_inode);
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= info->s_link_max)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = minix_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 46ea9cc16647..a0b82762e8fc 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2569,6 +2569,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mknod, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode, unsigned, d
 int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
+        unsigned max_links = dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
 
         if (error)
                 return error;
@@ -2581,6 +2582,9 @@ int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
+        if (max_links && dir->i_nlink >= max_links)
+                return -EMLINK;
+
         error = dir->i_op->mkdir(dir, dentry, mode);
         if (!error)
                 fsnotify_mkdir(dir, dentry);
@@ -2911,6 +2915,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(symlink, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newn
 int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
+        unsigned max_links = dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
         int error;
 
         if (!inode)
@@ -2941,6 +2946,8 @@ int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_de
         /* Make sure we don't allow creating hardlink to an unlinked file */
         if (inode->i_nlink == 0)
                 error =  -ENOENT;
+        else if (max_links && inode->i_nlink >= max_links)
+                error = -EMLINK;
         else
                 error = dir->i_op->link(old_dentry, dir, new_dentry);
         mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
@@ -3050,6 +3057,7 @@ static int vfs_rename_dir(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 {
         int error = 0;
         struct inode *target = new_dentry->d_inode;
+        unsigned max_links = new_dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
 
         /*
          * If we are going to change the parent - check write permissions,
@@ -3073,6 +3081,11 @@ static int vfs_rename_dir(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         if (d_mountpoint(old_dentry) || d_mountpoint(new_dentry))
                 goto out;
 
+        error = -EMLINK;
+        if (max_links && !target && new_dir != old_dir &&
+            new_dir->i_nlink >= max_links)
+                goto out;
+
         if (target)
                 shrink_dcache_parent(new_dentry);
         error = old_dir->i_op->rename(old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry);
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
index 1cd3f624dffc..fce2bbee66d4 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ static int nilfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
         struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
         int err;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= NILFS_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         err = nilfs_transaction_begin(dir->i_sb, &ti, 1);
         if (err)
                 return err;
@@ -219,9 +216,6 @@ static int nilfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
         struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
         int err;
 
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= NILFS_LINK_MAX)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         err = nilfs_transaction_begin(dir->i_sb, &ti, 1);
         if (err)
                 return err;
@@ -400,11 +394,6 @@ static int nilfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 drop_nlink(new_inode);
                 nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(new_inode);
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= NILFS_LINK_MAX)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = nilfs_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 08e3d4f9df18..1fc9ad3c1d14 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
         sb->s_export_op = &nilfs_export_ops;
         sb->s_root = NULL;
         sb->s_time_gran = 1;
+        sb->s_max_links = NILFS_LINK_MAX;
 
         bdi = sb->s_bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info;
         sb->s_bdi = bdi ? : &default_backing_dev_info;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index b217797e621b..d7466e293614 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ static int sysv_link(struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= SYSV_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_link_max)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
         ihold(inode);
@@ -134,10 +131,8 @@ static int sysv_link(struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 static int sysv_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         struct inode * inode;
-        int err = -EMLINK;
+        int err;
 
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= SYSV_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_link_max) 
-                goto out;
         inode_inc_link_count(dir);
 
         inode = sysv_new_inode(dir, S_IFDIR|mode);
@@ -251,11 +246,6 @@ static int sysv_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
                         drop_nlink(new_inode);
                 inode_dec_link_count(new_inode);
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= SYSV_SB(new_dir->i_sb)->s_link_max)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = sysv_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/super.c b/fs/sysv/super.c
index f60c196913ea..f467740e088c 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/super.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/super.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ enum {
         JAN_1_1980 = (10*365 + 2) * 24 * 60 * 60
 };
 
-static void detected_xenix(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
+static void detected_xenix(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi, unsigned *max_links)
 {
         struct buffer_head *bh1 = sbi->s_bh1;
         struct buffer_head *bh2 = sbi->s_bh2;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void detected_xenix(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
                 sbd2 = (struct xenix_super_block *) (bh2->b_data - 512);
         }
 
-        sbi->s_link_max = XENIX_LINK_MAX;
+        *max_links = XENIX_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->s_fic_size = XENIX_NICINOD;
         sbi->s_flc_size = XENIX_NICFREE;
         sbi->s_sbd1 = (char *)sbd1;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void detected_xenix(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         sbi->s_nzones = fs32_to_cpu(sbi, sbd1->s_fsize);
 }
 
-static void detected_sysv4(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
+static void detected_sysv4(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi, unsigned *max_links)
 {
         struct sysv4_super_block * sbd;
         struct buffer_head *bh1 = sbi->s_bh1;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void detected_sysv4(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         else
                 sbd = (struct sysv4_super_block *) bh2->b_data;
 
-        sbi->s_link_max = SYSV_LINK_MAX;
+        *max_links = SYSV_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->s_fic_size = SYSV_NICINOD;
         sbi->s_flc_size = SYSV_NICFREE;
         sbi->s_sbd1 = (char *)sbd;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void detected_sysv4(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         sbi->s_nzones = fs32_to_cpu(sbi, sbd->s_fsize);
 }
 
-static void detected_sysv2(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
+static void detected_sysv2(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi, unsigned *max_links)
 {
         struct sysv2_super_block *sbd;
         struct buffer_head *bh1 = sbi->s_bh1;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void detected_sysv2(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         else
                 sbd = (struct sysv2_super_block *) bh2->b_data;
 
-        sbi->s_link_max = SYSV_LINK_MAX;
+        *max_links = SYSV_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->s_fic_size = SYSV_NICINOD;
         sbi->s_flc_size = SYSV_NICFREE;
         sbi->s_sbd1 = (char *)sbd;
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ static void detected_sysv2(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         sbi->s_nzones = fs32_to_cpu(sbi, sbd->s_fsize);
 }
 
-static void detected_coherent(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
+static void detected_coherent(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi, unsigned *max_links)
 {
         struct coh_super_block * sbd;
         struct buffer_head *bh1 = sbi->s_bh1;
 
         sbd = (struct coh_super_block *) bh1->b_data;
 
-        sbi->s_link_max = COH_LINK_MAX;
+        *max_links = COH_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->s_fic_size = COH_NICINOD;
         sbi->s_flc_size = COH_NICFREE;
         sbi->s_sbd1 = (char *)sbd;
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ static void detected_coherent(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
         sbi->s_nzones = fs32_to_cpu(sbi, sbd->s_fsize);
 }
 
-static void detected_v7(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi)
+static void detected_v7(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi, unsigned *max_links)
 {
         struct buffer_head *bh2 = sbi->s_bh2;
         struct v7_super_block *sbd = (struct v7_super_block *)bh2->b_data;
 
-        sbi->s_link_max = V7_LINK_MAX;
+        *max_links = V7_LINK_MAX;
         sbi->s_fic_size = V7_NICINOD;
         sbi->s_flc_size = V7_NICFREE;
         sbi->s_sbd1 = (char *)sbd;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static char *flavour_names[] = {
         [FSTYPE_AFS]    = "AFS",
 };
 
-static void (*flavour_setup[])(struct sysv_sb_info *) = {
+static void (*flavour_setup[])(struct sysv_sb_info *, unsigned *) = {
         [FSTYPE_XENIX]  = detected_xenix,
         [FSTYPE_SYSV4]  = detected_sysv4,
         [FSTYPE_SYSV2]  = detected_sysv2,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int complete_read_super(struct super_block *sb, int silent, int size)
 
         sbi->s_firstinodezone = 2;
 
-        flavour_setup[sbi->s_type](sbi);
+        flavour_setup[sbi->s_type](sbi, &sb->s_max_links);
         
         sbi->s_truncate = 1;
         sbi->s_ndatazones = sbi->s_nzones - sbi->s_firstdatazone;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index 0e4b821c5691..11b07672f6c5 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ struct sysv_sb_info {
         char           s_bytesex;       /* bytesex (le/be/pdp) */
         char           s_truncate;      /* if 1: names > SYSV_NAMELEN chars are truncated */
                                         /* if 0: they are disallowed (ENAMETOOLONG) */
-        nlink_t        s_link_max;      /* max number of hard links to a file */
         unsigned int   s_inodes_per_block;      /* number of inodes per block */
         unsigned int   s_inodes_per_block_1;    /* inodes_per_block - 1 */
         unsigned int   s_inodes_per_block_bits; /* log2(inodes_per_block) */
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 08bf46edf9c4..38de8f234b94 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/crc-itu-t.h>
 #include <linux/exportfs.h>
 
-enum { UDF_MAX_LINKS = 0xffff };
-
 static inline int udf_match(int len1, const unsigned char *name1, int len2,
                             const unsigned char *name2)
 {
@@ -649,10 +647,6 @@ static int udf_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
         struct udf_inode_info *dinfo = UDF_I(dir);
         struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 
-        err = -EMLINK;
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= UDF_MAX_LINKS)
-                goto out;
-
         err = -EIO;
         inode = udf_new_inode(dir, S_IFDIR | mode, &err);
         if (!inode)
@@ -1032,9 +1026,6 @@ static int udf_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
         struct fileIdentDesc cfi, *fi;
         int err;
 
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= UDF_MAX_LINKS)
-                return -EMLINK;
-
         fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);
         if (!fi) {
                 return err;
@@ -1126,10 +1117,6 @@ static int udf_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 if (udf_get_lb_pblock(old_inode->i_sb, &tloc, 0) !=
                                 old_dir->i_ino)
                         goto end_rename;
-
-                retval = -EMLINK;
-                if (!new_inode && new_dir->i_nlink >= UDF_MAX_LINKS)
-                        goto end_rename;
         }
         if (!nfi) {
                 nfi = udf_add_entry(new_dir, new_dentry, &nfibh, &ncfi,
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index c09a84daaf50..8d8b25336fbb 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 
 #define UDF_DEFAULT_BLOCKSIZE 2048
 
+enum { UDF_MAX_LINKS = 0xffff };
+
 /* These are the "meat" - everything else is stuffing */
 static int udf_fill_super(struct super_block *, void *, int);
 static void udf_put_super(struct super_block *);
@@ -2042,6 +2044,7 @@ static int udf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *options, int silent)
                 goto error_out;
         }
         sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
+        sb->s_max_links = UDF_MAX_LINKS;
         return 0;
 
 error_out:
diff --git a/fs/ufs/namei.c b/fs/ufs/namei.c
index 38cac199edff..a2281cadefa1 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/namei.c
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ static int ufs_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
         int error;
 
         lock_ufs(dir->i_sb);
-        if (inode->i_nlink >= UFS_LINK_MAX) {
-                unlock_ufs(dir->i_sb);
-                return -EMLINK;
-        }
 
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
@@ -183,10 +179,7 @@ static int ufs_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
 static int ufs_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
         struct inode * inode;
-        int err = -EMLINK;
-
-        if (dir->i_nlink >= UFS_LINK_MAX)
-                goto out;
+        int err;
 
         lock_ufs(dir->i_sb);
         inode_inc_link_count(dir);
@@ -305,11 +298,6 @@ static int ufs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                         drop_nlink(new_inode);
                 inode_dec_link_count(new_inode);
         } else {
-                if (dir_de) {
-                        err = -EMLINK;
-                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= UFS_LINK_MAX)
-                                goto out_dir;
-                }
                 err = ufs_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
                 if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index 5246ee3e5607..ec25d09fcaa8 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ magic_found:
                             "fast symlink size (%u)\n", uspi->s_maxsymlinklen);
                 uspi->s_maxsymlinklen = maxsymlen;
         }
+        sb->s_max_links = UFS_LINK_MAX;
 
         inode = ufs_iget(sb, UFS_ROOTINO);
         if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
index 866de277079a..e44ef7ee8ce8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
@@ -118,17 +118,6 @@ xfs_rename(
         new_parent = (src_dp != target_dp);
         src_is_directory = S_ISDIR(src_ip->i_d.di_mode);
 
-        if (src_is_directory) {
-                /*
-                 * Check for link count overflow on target_dp
-                 */
-                if (target_ip == NULL && new_parent &&
-                    target_dp->i_d.di_nlink >= XFS_MAXLINK) {
-                        error = XFS_ERROR(EMLINK);
-                        goto std_return;
-                }
-        }
-
         xfs_sort_for_rename(src_dp, target_dp, src_ip, target_ip,
                                 inodes, &num_inodes);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index ee5b695c99a7..0e4c5c017fba 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,7 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
         sb->s_blocksize = mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize;
         sb->s_blocksize_bits = ffs(sb->s_blocksize) - 1;
         sb->s_maxbytes = xfs_max_file_offset(sb->s_blocksize_bits);
+        sb->s_max_links = XFS_MAXLINK;
         sb->s_time_gran = 1;
         set_posix_acl_flag(sb);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
index 89dbb4a50872..79c05ac85bfe 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ xfs_bumplink(
         xfs_trans_t *tp,
         xfs_inode_t *ip)
 {
-        if (ip->i_d.di_nlink >= XFS_MAXLINK)
-                return XFS_ERROR(EMLINK);
         xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip, XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
 
         ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nlink > 0);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index ebdb88840a47..64981d7e7375 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -917,14 +917,6 @@ xfs_create(
         xfs_ilock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_PARENT);
         unlock_dp_on_error = B_TRUE;
 
-        /*
-         * Check for directory link count overflow.
-         */
-        if (is_dir && dp->i_d.di_nlink >= XFS_MAXLINK) {
-                error = XFS_ERROR(EMLINK);
-                goto out_trans_cancel;
-        }
-
         xfs_bmap_init(&free_list, &first_block);
 
         /*
@@ -1429,14 +1421,6 @@ xfs_link(
         xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, tdp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
         /*
-         * If the source has too many links, we can't make any more to it.
-         */
-        if (sip->i_d.di_nlink >= XFS_MAXLINK) {
-                error = XFS_ERROR(EMLINK);
-                goto error_return;
-        }
-
-        /*
          * If we are using project inheritance, we only allow hard link
          * creation in our tree when the project IDs are the same; else
          * the tree quota mechanism could be circumvented.
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 69cd5bb640f5..0ab89426ba55 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1459,6 +1459,7 @@ struct super_block {
         u8 s_uuid[16];                          /* UUID */
 
         void                    *s_fs_info;     /* Filesystem private info */
+        unsigned int            s_max_links;
         fmode_t                 s_mode;
 
         /* Granularity of c/m/atime in ns.