1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index aa238c8fbd7a..98a0aecafddc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -1838,6 +1838,12 @@ again:
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * xfs_lock_two_inodes() can only be used to lock one type of lock
+ * at a time - the iolock or the ilock, but not both at once. If
+ * we lock both at once, lockdep will report false positives saying
+ * we have violated locking orders.
+ */
 void
 xfs_lock_two_inodes(
         xfs_inode_t             *ip0,
@@ -1848,6 +1854,8 @@ xfs_lock_two_inodes(
         int                     attempts = 0;
         xfs_log_item_t          *lp;
 
+        if (lock_mode & (XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED|XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL))
+                ASSERT((lock_mode & (XFS_ILOCK_SHARED|XFS_ILOCK_EXCL)) == 0);
         ASSERT(ip0->i_ino != ip1->i_ino);
 
         if (ip0->i_ino > ip1->i_ino) {