- if (!new_inode)
- goto go_ahead;
- if (S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode)) {
- error = -EISDIR;
- if (!S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode))
- goto out;
- } else if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 2) {
- int err;
- /* copy the target dentry's name */
- dentry = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
- &new_dentry->d_name);
- if (!dentry)
- goto out;
+ if (new_inode && !S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode)) {
+ /*
+ * To prevent any new references to the target during the
+ * rename, we unhash the dentry in advance.
+ */
+ if (!d_unhashed(new_dentry)) {
+ d_drop(new_dentry);
+ rehash = new_dentry;
+ }
+
+ if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 2) {
+ int err;
+
+ /* copy the target dentry's name */
+ dentry = d_alloc(new_dentry->d_parent,
+ &new_dentry->d_name);
+ if (!dentry)
+ goto out;