1 files changed, 23 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 0bee8b7e521a..8e259969354b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -69,17 +69,30 @@ cifs_hardlink(struct dentry *old_file, struct inode *inode,
                         rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;  
         }
 
-/* if (!rc)     */
-        {
-                /*   renew_parental_timestamps(old_file);
-                   inode->i_nlink++;
-                   mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-                   d_instantiate(direntry, inode); */
-                /* BB add call to either mark inode dirty or refresh its data and timestamp to current time */
+        d_drop(direntry);       /* force new lookup from server of target */
+
+        /* if source file is cached (oplocked) revalidate will not go to server
+           until the file is closed or oplock broken so update nlinks locally */
+        if(old_file->d_inode) {
+                cifsInode = CIFS_I(old_file->d_inode);
+                if(rc == 0) {
+                        old_file->d_inode->i_nlink++;
+                        old_file->d_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+                        /* parent dir timestamps will update from srv
+                        within a second, would it really be worth it
+                        to set the parent dir cifs inode time to zero
+                        to force revalidate (faster) for it too? */
+                }
+                /* if not oplocked will force revalidate to get info 
+                   on source file from srv */
+                cifsInode->time = 0;
+
+                /* Will update parent dir timestamps from srv within a second.
+                   Would it really be worth it to set the parent dir (cifs
+                   inode) time field to zero to force revalidate on parent
+                   directory faster ie 
+                        CIFS_I(inode)->time = 0;  */
         }
-        d_drop(direntry);       /* force new lookup from server */
-        cifsInode = CIFS_I(old_file->d_inode);
-        cifsInode->time = 0;    /* will force revalidate to go get info when needed */
 
 cifs_hl_exit:
         kfree(fromName);