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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c9750d755aff..e01070d7bf58 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1712,8 +1712,14 @@ do_link:
if (error)
goto exit_dput;
error = __do_follow_link(&path, nd);
- if (error)
+ if (error) {
+ /* Does someone understand code flow here? Or it is only
+ * me so stupid? Anathema to whoever designed this non-sense
+ * with "intent.open".
+ */
+ release_open_intent(nd);
return error;
+ }
nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
if (nd->last_type == LAST_BIND)
goto ok;