1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 5d12cfeb43c5..7f007ef4bbb3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -310,6 +310,23 @@ static inline struct inode *VFS_I(struct xfs_inode *ip)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Get rid of a partially initialized inode.
+ *
+ * We have to go through destroy_inode to make sure allocations
+ * from init_inode_always like the security data are undone.
+ *
+ * We mark the inode bad so that it takes the short cut in
+ * the reclaim path instead of going through the flush path
+ * which doesn't make sense for an inode that has never seen the
+ * light of day.
+ */
+static inline void xfs_destroy_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip)
+{
+        make_bad_inode(VFS_I(ip));
+        return destroy_inode(VFS_I(ip));
+}
+
+/*
  * i_flags helper functions
  */
 static inline void