1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index abf0a316aa1a..085d6c547f44 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ static int exportfs_get_name(struct dentry *dir, char *name,
                 return get_name(dir, name, child);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if the dentry or any of it's aliases is acceptable.
+ */
 static struct dentry *
 find_acceptable_alias(struct dentry *result,
                 int (*acceptable)(void *context, struct dentry *dentry),
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ find_acceptable_alias(struct dentry *result,
 {
         struct dentry *dentry, *toput = NULL;
 
+        if (acceptable(context, result))
+                return result;
+
         spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(dentry, &result->d_inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
                 dget_locked(dentry);
@@ -126,9 +132,6 @@ find_exported_dentry(struct super_block *sb, void *obj, void *parent,
 
                 target_dir = dget(result);
         } else {
-                if (acceptable(context, result))
-                        return result;
-
                 alias = find_acceptable_alias(result, acceptable, context);
                 if (alias)
                         return alias;
@@ -289,9 +292,6 @@ find_exported_dentry(struct super_block *sb, void *obj, void *parent,
                 }
         }
         dput(target_dir);
-        /* now result is properly connected, it is our best bet */
-        if (acceptable(context, result))
-                return result;
 
         alias = find_acceptable_alias(result, acceptable, context);
         if (alias)