1 files changed, 5 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index ea855629a1c2..4dd49d6e90cd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,6 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
         __be32          err;
         int             host_err;
         __u32           v_mtime=0, v_atime=0;
-        int             v_mode=0;
 
         err = nfserr_perm;
         if (!flen)
@@ -1282,16 +1281,11 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
                 goto out;
 
         if (createmode == NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE) {
-                /* while the verifier would fit in mtime+atime,
-                 * solaris7 gets confused (bugid 4218508) if these have
-                 * the high bit set, so we use the mode as well
+                /* solaris7 gets confused (bugid 4218508) if these have
+                 * the high bit set, so just clear the high bits.
                  */
                 v_mtime = verifier[0]&0x7fffffff;
                 v_atime = verifier[1]&0x7fffffff;
-                v_mode  = S_IFREG
-                        | ((verifier[0]&0x80000000) >> (32-7)) /* u+x */
-                        | ((verifier[1]&0x80000000) >> (32-9)) /* u+r */
-                        ;
         }
         
         if (dchild->d_inode) {
@@ -1319,7 +1313,6 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
                 case NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE:
                         if (   dchild->d_inode->i_mtime.tv_sec == v_mtime
                             && dchild->d_inode->i_atime.tv_sec == v_atime
-                            && dchild->d_inode->i_mode  == v_mode
                             && dchild->d_inode->i_size  == 0 )
                                 break;
                          /* fallthru */
@@ -1341,26 +1334,22 @@ nfsd_create_v3(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
         }
 
         if (createmode == NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE) {
-                /* Cram the verifier into atime/mtime/mode */
+                /* Cram the verifier into atime/mtime */
                 iap->ia_valid = ATTR_MTIME|ATTR_ATIME
-                        | ATTR_MTIME_SET|ATTR_ATIME_SET
-                        | ATTR_MODE;
+                        | ATTR_MTIME_SET|ATTR_ATIME_SET;
                 /* XXX someone who knows this better please fix it for nsec */ 
                 iap->ia_mtime.tv_sec = v_mtime;
                 iap->ia_atime.tv_sec = v_atime;
                 iap->ia_mtime.tv_nsec = 0;
                 iap->ia_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
-                iap->ia_mode  = v_mode;
         }
 
         /* Set file attributes.
-         * Mode has already been set but we might need to reset it
-         * for CREATE_EXCLUSIVE
          * Irix appears to send along the gid when it tries to
          * implement setgid directories via NFS. Clear out all that cruft.
          */
  set_attr:
-        if ((iap->ia_valid &= ~(ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) != 0) {
+        if ((iap->ia_valid &= ~(ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID|ATTR_MODE)) != 0) {
                 __be32 err2 = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, resfhp, iap, 0, (time_t)0);
                 if (err2)
                         err = err2;