1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
index 42ae452b36b0..dac478c6e460 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
@@ -301,6 +301,19 @@ int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev)
                 if (dentry->d_inode) {
                         err = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, dentry, &stat);
                         if (!err && dev_mynode(dev, dentry->d_inode, &stat)) {
+                                struct iattr newattrs;
+                                /*
+                                 * before unlinking this node, reset permissions
+                                 * of possible references like hardlinks
+                                 */
+                                newattrs.ia_uid = 0;
+                                newattrs.ia_gid = 0;
+                                newattrs.ia_mode = stat.mode & ~0777;
+                                newattrs.ia_valid =
+                                        ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID|ATTR_MODE;
+                                mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+                                notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
+                                mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
                                 err = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,
                                                  dentry);
                                 if (!err || err == -ENOENT)