1 files changed, 13 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index df2d3df4f049..f05bed242422 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
                         return -EACCES;
         }
 
-        if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->permission)
+        if (inode->i_op->permission)
                 retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, mask);
         else
                 retval = generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int exec_permission_lite(struct inode *inode)
 {
         umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 
-        if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->permission)
+        if (inode->i_op->permission)
                 return -EAGAIN;
 
         if (current_fsuid() == inode->i_uid)
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                 inode = next.dentry->d_inode;
                 if (!inode)
                         goto out_dput;
-                err = -ENOTDIR; 
-                if (!inode->i_op)
-                        goto out_dput;
 
                 if (inode->i_op->follow_link) {
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
@@ -920,9 +917,6 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                         inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                         if (!inode)
                                 break;
-                        err = -ENOTDIR; 
-                        if (!inode->i_op)
-                                break;
                 } else
                         path_to_nameidata(&next, nd);
                 err = -ENOTDIR; 
@@ -961,7 +955,7 @@ last_component:
                         break;
                 inode = next.dentry->d_inode;
                 if ((lookup_flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW)
-                    && inode && inode->i_op && inode->i_op->follow_link) {
+                    && inode && inode->i_op->follow_link) {
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
@@ -973,7 +967,7 @@ last_component:
                         break;
                 if (lookup_flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) {
                         err = -ENOTDIR; 
-                        if (!inode->i_op || !inode->i_op->lookup)
+                        if (!inode->i_op->lookup)
                                 break;
                 }
                 goto return_base;
@@ -1469,7 +1463,7 @@ int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->create)
+        if (!dir->i_op->create)
                 return -EACCES; /* shouldn't it be ENOSYS? */
         mode &= S_IALLUGO;
         mode |= S_IFREG;
@@ -1752,7 +1746,7 @@ do_last:
         error = -ENOENT;
         if (!path.dentry->d_inode)
                 goto exit_dput;
-        if (path.dentry->d_inode->i_op && path.dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link)
+        if (path.dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link)
                 goto do_link;
 
         path_to_nameidata(&path, &nd);
@@ -1933,7 +1927,7 @@ int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
         if ((S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode)) && !capable(CAP_MKNOD))
                 return -EPERM;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->mknod)
+        if (!dir->i_op->mknod)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         error = devcgroup_inode_mknod(mode, dev);
@@ -2035,7 +2029,7 @@ int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->mkdir)
+        if (!dir->i_op->mkdir)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         mode &= (S_IRWXUGO|S_ISVTX);
@@ -2126,7 +2120,7 @@ int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->rmdir)
+        if (!dir->i_op->rmdir)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         DQUOT_INIT(dir);
@@ -2213,7 +2207,7 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->unlink)
+        if (!dir->i_op->unlink)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         DQUOT_INIT(dir);
@@ -2320,7 +2314,7 @@ int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->symlink)
+        if (!dir->i_op->symlink)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         error = security_inode_symlink(dir, dentry, oldname);
@@ -2401,7 +2395,7 @@ int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_de
          */
         if (IS_APPEND(inode) || IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
                 return -EPERM;
-        if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->link)
+        if (!dir->i_op->link)
                 return -EPERM;
         if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
                 return -EPERM;
@@ -2608,7 +2602,7 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        if (!old_dir->i_op || !old_dir->i_op->rename)
+        if (!old_dir->i_op->rename)
                 return -EPERM;
 
         DQUOT_INIT(old_dir);