1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index 2a747252ec12..90ea17998a73 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ static inline int ext2_add_nondir(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
         int err = ext2_add_link(dentry, inode);
         if (!err) {
                 d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+                unlock_new_inode(inode);
                 return 0;
         }
         inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
         iput(inode);
         return err;
 }
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ out:
 
 out_fail:
         inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
         iput (inode);
         goto out;
 }
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ static int ext2_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
         struct dentry *dentry)
 {
         struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
+        int err;
 
         if (inode->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)
                 return -EMLINK;
@@ -186,7 +190,14 @@ static int ext2_link (struct dentry * old_dentry, struct inode * dir,
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
         atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
 
-        return ext2_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
+        err = ext2_add_link(dentry, inode);
+        if (!err) {
+                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+                return 0;
+        }
+        inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+        iput(inode);
+        return err;
 }
 
 static int ext2_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, int mode)
@@ -222,12 +233,14 @@ static int ext2_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, int mode)
                 goto out_fail;
 
         d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
 out:
         return err;
 
 out_fail:
         inode_dec_link_count(inode);
         inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+        unlock_new_inode(inode);
         iput(inode);
 out_dir:
         inode_dec_link_count(dir);