1 files changed, 3 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index 57402b5f030c..a8e89328e66d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -1618,21 +1618,6 @@ static int ext3_delete_entry (handle_t *handle,
         return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-/*
- * ext3_mark_inode_dirty is somewhat expensive, so unlike ext2 we
- * do not perform it in these functions.  We perform it at the call site,
- * if it is needed.
- */
-static inline void ext3_inc_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-        inc_nlink(inode);
-}
-
-static inline void ext3_dec_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-        drop_nlink(inode);
-}
-
 static int ext3_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
                 struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
@@ -1642,7 +1627,7 @@ static int ext3_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
                 d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                 return 0;
         }
-        ext3_dec_count(handle, inode);
+        drop_nlink(inode);
         iput(inode);
         return err;
 }
@@ -2163,7 +2148,7 @@ retry:
                 err = __page_symlink(inode, symname, l,
                                 mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS);
                 if (err) {
-                        ext3_dec_count(handle, inode);
+                        drop_nlink(inode);
                         ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
                         iput (inode);
                         goto out_stop;
@@ -2208,7 +2193,7 @@ retry:
                 handle->h_sync = 1;
 
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-        ext3_inc_count(handle, inode);
+        inc_nlink(inode);
         atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
 
         err = ext3_add_nondir(handle, dentry, inode);