Previously, deferred file handles were reused only for read operations, this commit extends to reusing deferred handles for write operations. Signed-off-by: Bharath SM <bharathsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/smb/client/file.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c index a58a3333ecc3..98deff1de74c 100644 --- a/fs/smb/client/file.c +++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c @@ -990,7 +990,11 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) } /* Get the cached handle as SMB2 close is deferred */ - rc = cifs_get_readable_path(tcon, full_path, &cfile); + if (OPEN_FMODE(file->f_flags) & FMODE_WRITE) { + rc = cifs_get_writable_path(tcon, full_path, FIND_WR_ANY, &cfile); + } else { + rc = cifs_get_readable_path(tcon, full_path, &cfile); + } if (rc == 0) { if (file->f_flags == cfile->f_flags) { file->private_data = cfile; -- 2.43.0