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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 83293be4814..54f93f5e6b0 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ global_root:
* Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the
* path was too long.
*
- * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock.
+ * "buflen" should be positive.
*
* If path is not reachable from the supplied root, then the value of
* root is changed (without modifying refcounts).
@@ -2006,10 +2006,12 @@ char *__d_path(const struct path *path, struct path *root,
int error;
prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1);
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
error = prepend_path(path, root, &res, &buflen);
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+
if (error)
return ERR_PTR(error);
-
return res;
}