1 files changed, 29 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 7cb298525eef..2c5ace4f00a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1579,55 +1579,46 @@ static int nfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         struct dentry *dentry = NULL, *rehash = NULL;
         int error = -EBUSY;
 
-        /*
-         * To prevent any new references to the target during the rename,
-         * we unhash the dentry and free the inode in advance.
-         */
-        if (!d_unhashed(new_dentry)) {
-                d_drop(new_dentry);
-                rehash = new_dentry;
-        }
-
         dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: rename(%s/%s -> %s/%s, ct=%d)\n",
                  old_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, old_dentry->d_name.name,
                  new_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, new_dentry->d_name.name,
                  atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count));
 
         /*
-         * First check whether the target is busy ... we can't
-         * safely do _any_ rename if the target is in use.
-         *
-         * For files, make a copy of the dentry and then do a 
-         * silly-rename. If the silly-rename succeeds, the
-         * copied dentry is hashed and becomes the new target.
+         * For non-directories, check whether the target is busy and if so,
+         * make a copy of the dentry and then do a silly-rename. If the
+         * silly-rename succeeds, the copied dentry is hashed and becomes
+         * the new target.
          */
-        if (!new_inode)
-                goto go_ahead;
-        if (S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode)) {
-                error = -EISDIR;
-                if (!S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode))
-                        goto out;
-        } else if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 2) {
-                int err;
-                /* copy the target dentry's name */
-                dentry = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
-                                 &new_dentry->d_name);
-                if (!dentry)
-                        goto out;
+        if (new_inode && !S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode)) {
+                /*
+                 * To prevent any new references to the target during the
+                 * rename, we unhash the dentry in advance.
+                 */
+                if (!d_unhashed(new_dentry)) {
+                        d_drop(new_dentry);
+                        rehash = new_dentry;
+                }
+
+                if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 2) {
+                        int err;
+
+                        /* copy the target dentry's name */
+                        dentry = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
+                                         &new_dentry->d_name);
+                        if (!dentry)
+                                goto out;
 
-                /* silly-rename the existing target ... */
-                err = nfs_sillyrename(new_dir, new_dentry);
-                if (!err) {
-                        new_dentry = rehash = dentry;
+                        /* silly-rename the existing target ... */
+                        err = nfs_sillyrename(new_dir, new_dentry);
+                        if (err)
+                                goto out;
+
+                        new_dentry = dentry;
                         new_inode = NULL;
-                        /* instantiate the replacement target */
-                        d_instantiate(new_dentry, NULL);
-                } else if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 1)
-                        /* dentry still busy? */
-                        goto out;
+                }
         }
 
-go_ahead:
         /*
          * ... prune child dentries and writebacks if needed.
          */