1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/fs/smbfs/dir.c b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
index 00a70cab1f36..f678d421e541 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -406,21 +406,15 @@ void
 smb_renew_times(struct dentry * dentry)
 {
         dget(dentry);
-        spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-        for (;;) {
-                struct dentry *parent;
+        dentry->d_time = jiffies;
 
-                dentry->d_time = jiffies;
-                if (IS_ROOT(dentry))
-                        break;
-                parent = dentry->d_parent;
-                dget(parent);
-                spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+        while (!IS_ROOT(dentry)) {
+                struct dentry *parent = dget_parent(dentry);
                 dput(dentry);
                 dentry = parent;
-                spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+
+                dentry->d_time = jiffies;
         }
-        spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
         dput(dentry);
 }