Merge tag 'v4.1.39' into toradex_vf_4.1-nexttoradex_vf_4.1

Linux 4.1.39

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 2bacb9988566..9ff28bc294c0 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -834,21 +834,35 @@ repeat:
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(info, &kernfs_root(kn)->supers, node) {
+		struct kernfs_node *parent;
 		struct inode *inode;
-		struct dentry *dentry;
 
+		/*
+		 * We want fsnotify_modify() on @kn but as the
+		 * modifications aren't originating from userland don't
+		 * have the matching @file available.  Look up the inodes
+		 * and generate the events manually.
+		 */
 		inode = ilookup(info->sb, kn->ino);
 		if (!inode)
 			continue;
 
-		dentry = d_find_any_alias(inode);
-		if (dentry) {
-			fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, FS_MODIFY);
-			fsnotify(inode, FS_MODIFY, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
-				 NULL, 0);
-			dput(dentry);
+		parent = kernfs_get_parent(kn);
+		if (parent) {
+			struct inode *p_inode;
+
+			p_inode = ilookup(info->sb, parent->ino);
+			if (p_inode) {
+				fsnotify(p_inode, FS_MODIFY | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD,
+					 inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, kn->name, 0);
+				iput(p_inode);
+			}
+
+			kernfs_put(parent);
 		}
 
+		fsnotify(inode, FS_MODIFY, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
+			 kn->name, 0);
 		iput(inode);
 	}