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-rw-r--r--fs/inotify.c13
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index 2c5b9215287..b2b109bf29d 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih, struct inotify_watch *watch,
struct inode *inode, u32 mask)
{
int ret = 0;
+ int newly_watched;
/* don't allow invalid bits: we don't want flags set */
mask &= IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONESHOT;
@@ -653,12 +654,18 @@ s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih, struct inotify_watch *watch,
*/
watch->inode = igrab(inode);
- if (!inotify_inode_watched(inode))
- set_dentry_child_flags(inode, 1);
-
/* Add the watch to the handle's and the inode's list */
+ newly_watched = !inotify_inode_watched(inode);
list_add(&watch->h_list, &ih->watches);
list_add(&watch->i_list, &inode->inotify_watches);
+ /*
+ * Set child flags _after_ adding the watch, so there is no race
+ * windows where newly instantiated children could miss their parent's
+ * watched flag.
+ */
+ if (newly_watched)
+ set_dentry_child_flags(inode, 1);
+
out:
mutex_unlock(&ih->mutex);
mutex_unlock(&inode->inotify_mutex);