1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 10475d93ff53..ee4f84b20410 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void __ecryptfs_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
-static int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 {
         struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info =
                 ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
  * @lower_dentry: Existing dentry in the lower filesystem
  * @dentry: ecryptfs' dentry
  * @sb: ecryptfs's super_block
- * @flag: If set to true, then d_add is called, else d_instantiate is called
+ * @flags: flags to govern behavior of interpose procedure
  *
  * Interposes upper and lower dentries.
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
 int ecryptfs_interpose(struct dentry *lower_dentry, struct dentry *dentry,
-                       struct super_block *sb, int flag)
+                       struct super_block *sb, u32 flags)
 {
         struct inode *lower_inode;
         struct inode *inode;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int ecryptfs_interpose(struct dentry *lower_dentry, struct dentry *dentry,
                 init_special_inode(inode, lower_inode->i_mode,
                                    lower_inode->i_rdev);
         dentry->d_op = &ecryptfs_dops;
-        if (flag)
+        if (flags & ECRYPTFS_INTERPOSE_FLAG_D_ADD)
                 d_add(dentry, inode);
         else
                 d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
@@ -201,12 +201,21 @@ int ecryptfs_interpose(struct dentry *lower_dentry, struct dentry *dentry,
         /* This size will be overwritten for real files w/ headers and
          * other metadata */
         fsstack_copy_inode_size(inode, lower_inode);
-        rc = ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(dentry);
-        if (rc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize the "
-                       "persistent file for the dentry with name [%s]; "
-                       "rc = [%d]\n", __func__, dentry->d_name.name, rc);
-                goto out;
+        if (!(flags & ECRYPTFS_INTERPOSE_FLAG_DELAY_PERSISTENT_FILE)) {
+                rc = ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(dentry);
+                if (rc) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
+                               "the persistent file for the dentry with name "
+                               "[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
+                               dentry->d_name.name, rc);
+                        goto out;
+                }
+        } else {
+                struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info =
+                        ecryptfs_inode_to_private(dentry->d_inode);
+
+                inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
+                inode_info->crypt_stat.flags |= ECRYPTFS_DELAY_PERSISTENT;
         }
 out:
         return rc;