1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 89fb72832652..f9b6f68be976 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ cifs_bp_rename_retry:
         return full_path;
 }
 
-static int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
+int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
                     struct super_block *sb, int mode, int oflags,
                     int *poplock, __u16 *pnetfid, int xid)
 {
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ static int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
         if (!pinode)
                 goto posix_open_ret; /* caller does not need info */
 
-        *pinode = cifs_new_inode(sb, &presp_data->UniqueId);
+        if (*pinode == NULL)
+                *pinode = cifs_new_inode(sb, &presp_data->UniqueId);
+        /* else an inode was passed in. Update its info, don't create one */
 
         /* We do not need to close the file if new_inode fails since
            the caller will retry qpathinfo as long as inode is null */