1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 0f4481e0502d..ad1ad59e3742 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,6 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
         struct dentry   *dentry, *dnew;
         __be32          err, cerr;
         int             host_err;
-        umode_t         mode;
 
         err = nfserr_noent;
         if (!flen || !plen)
@@ -1535,11 +1534,6 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
         if (IS_ERR(dnew))
                 goto out_nfserr;
 
-        mode = S_IALLUGO;
-        /* Only the MODE ATTRibute is even vaguely meaningful */
-        if (iap && (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-                mode = iap->ia_mode & S_IALLUGO;
-
         host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
         if (host_err)
                 goto out_nfserr;
@@ -1551,11 +1545,11 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
                 else {
                         strncpy(path_alloced, path, plen);
                         path_alloced[plen] = 0;
-                        host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced, mode);
+                        host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced);
                         kfree(path_alloced);
                 }
         } else
-                host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path, mode);
+                host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path);
 
         if (!host_err) {
                 if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export))