Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull vfs updates from Al Viro:
 "All kinds of stuff this time around; some more notable parts:

   - RCU'd vfsmounts handling
   - new primitives for coredump handling
   - files_lock is gone
   - Bruce's delegations handling series
   - exportfs fixes

  plus misc stuff all over the place"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (101 commits)
  ecryptfs: ->f_op is never NULL
  locks: break delegations on any attribute modification
  locks: break delegations on link
  locks: break delegations on rename
  locks: helper functions for delegation breaking
  locks: break delegations on unlink
  namei: minor vfs_unlink cleanup
  locks: implement delegations
  locks: introduce new FL_DELEG lock flag
  vfs: take i_mutex on renamed file
  vfs: rename I_MUTEX_QUOTA now that it's not used for quotas
  vfs: don't use PARENT/CHILD lock classes for non-directories
  vfs: pull ext4's double-i_mutex-locking into common code
  exportfs: fix quadratic behavior in filehandle lookup
  exportfs: better variable name
  exportfs: move most of reconnect_path to helper function
  exportfs: eliminate unused "noprogress" counter
  exportfs: stop retrying once we race with rename/remove
  exportfs: clear DISCONNECTED on all parents sooner
  exportfs: more detailed comment for path_reconnect
  ...

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 2f685f6eda4..ffa97d261cf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int misc_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 	int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct miscdevice *c;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
-	const struct file_operations *old_fops, *new_fops = NULL;
+	const struct file_operations *new_fops = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&misc_mtx);
 	
@@ -141,17 +141,11 @@ static int misc_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	old_fops = file->f_op;
-	file->f_op = new_fops;
+	replace_fops(file, new_fops);
 	if (file->f_op->open) {
 		file->private_data = c;
-		err=file->f_op->open(inode,file);
-		if (err) {
-			fops_put(file->f_op);
-			file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
-		}
+		err = file->f_op->open(inode,file);
 	}
-	fops_put(old_fops);
 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&misc_mtx);
 	return err;