2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 2e1cebde90df..a76ef7e0b3d0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
         struct inode    *inode = dentry->d_inode;
         int             err;
 
-        if (acc == NFSD_MAY_NOP)
+        if ((acc & NFSD_MAY_MASK) == NFSD_MAY_NOP)
                 return 0;
 #if 0
         dprintk("nfsd: permission 0x%x%s%s%s%s%s%s%s mode 0%o%s%s%s\n",
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 9a370a5e36b7..1036913e6e86 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #define NFSD_MAY_SATTR          8
 #define NFSD_MAY_TRUNC          16
 #define NFSD_MAY_LOCK           32
+#define NFSD_MAY_MASK           63
+
+/* extra hints to permission and open routines: */
 #define NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE 64
 #define NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS   128 /* IRIX doing local access check on device special file*/
 #define NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT 256