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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
index 584743d456c3..1c7293c3a93a 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
@@ -268,20 +268,27 @@ static void cachefiles_drop_object(struct fscache_object *_object)
ASSERT((atomic_read(&object->usage) & 0xffff0000) != 0x6b6b0000);
#endif
- /* delete retired objects */
- if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->fscache.flags) &&
- _object != cache->cache.fsdef
- ) {
- _debug("- retire object OBJ%x", object->fscache.debug_id);
- cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
- cachefiles_delete_object(cache, object);
- cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
- }
+ /* We need to tidy the object up if we did in fact manage to open it.
+ * It's possible for us to get here before the object is fully
+ * initialised if the parent goes away or the object gets retired
+ * before we set it up.
+ */
+ if (object->dentry) {
+ /* delete retired objects */
+ if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->fscache.flags) &&
+ _object != cache->cache.fsdef
+ ) {
+ _debug("- retire object OBJ%x", object->fscache.debug_id);
+ cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
+ cachefiles_delete_object(cache, object);
+ cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
+ }
- /* close the filesystem stuff attached to the object */
- if (object->backer != object->dentry)
- dput(object->backer);
- object->backer = NULL;
+ /* close the filesystem stuff attached to the object */
+ if (object->backer != object->dentry)
+ dput(object->backer);
+ object->backer = NULL;
+ }
/* note that the object is now inactive */
if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_OBJECT_ACTIVE, &object->flags)) {