Hi Neil, I gave this a spin and was wondering why xfstests wouldn't start with this change... On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:56:48 +1100, NeilBrown wrote: ... > > diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c > index 3f1829b3ab5b..3ffb42e56a8e 100644 > --- a/fs/namei.c > +++ b/fs/namei.c > @@ -3676,7 +3676,6 @@ static struct dentry *filename_create(int dfd, struct filename *name, > int type; > int err2; > int error; > - bool is_dir = (lookup_flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY); > > /* > * Note that only LOOKUP_REVAL and LOOKUP_DIRECTORY matter here. Any > @@ -3698,9 +3697,11 @@ static struct dentry *filename_create(int dfd, struct filename *name, > /* don't fail immediately if it's r/o, at least try to report other errors */ > err2 = mnt_want_write(path->mnt); > /* > - * Do the final lookup. > + * Do the final lookup. Request 'create' only if there is no trailing > + * '/', or if directory is requested. > */ > - lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_CREATE | LOOKUP_EXCL; > + if (!last.name[last.len] || (lookup_flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY)) > + lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_CREATE | LOOKUP_EXCL; This doesn't look right, as any LOOKUP_DIRECTORY flag gets dropped via the prior "lookup_flags &= LOOKUP_REVAL;". Cheers, David