Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/8] move mnt_want_write() out of may_open()

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> @@ -1687,10 +1679,8 @@ static int open_namei_create(struct name
>  	struct dentry *dir = nd->dentry;
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * This ensures that the mnt stays writable
> -	 * over the vfs_create() call to may_open(),
> -	 * which takes a more persistent
> -	 * mnt_want_write().
> +	 * This mnt_want_write() is potentially persistent,
> +	 * and balanced in __fput()
>  	 */
>  	error = mnt_want_write(nd->mnt);
>  	if (error) {

I'm confused: isn't it the mnt_want_write() in __dentry_open(), that
is balanced in __fput()?

Miklos
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