5 files changed, 14 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 47db55aee7f2..60fb47469c86 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -257,36 +257,12 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, uid, any);
 }
 
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	struct p9_fid *fid, *ret;
-
-	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return fid;
-
-	ret = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone_with_uid(struct dentry *dentry, kuid_t uid)
-{
-	struct p9_fid *fid, *ret;
-
-	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, uid, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return fid;
-
-	ret = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 
-	fid = v9fs_fid_clone_with_uid(dentry, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID);
+	fid = clone_fid(v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, 0));
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		goto error_out;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h
index 12700df0bb51..4491bcaf42b8 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.h
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.h
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ static inline struct p9_fid *v9fs_parent_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	return v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 }
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry);
 void v9fs_fid_add(struct dentry *dentry, struct p9_fid *fid);
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry);
+static inline struct p9_fid *clone_fid(struct p9_fid *fid)
+{
+	return IS_ERR(fid) ? fid :  p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
+}
+static inline struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return clone_fid(v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry));
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 7da9a8354fad..8b1999b528e9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 	}
 
 	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
-	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	ofid = clone_fid(dfid);
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
@@ -975,13 +975,13 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (IS_ERR(oldfid))
 		return PTR_ERR(oldfid);
 
-	olddirfid = v9fs_parent_fid(old_dentry);
+	olddirfid = clone_fid(v9fs_parent_fid(old_dentry));
 	if (IS_ERR(olddirfid)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(olddirfid);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	newdirfid = v9fs_parent_fid(new_dentry);
+	newdirfid = clone_fid(v9fs_parent_fid(new_dentry));
 	if (IS_ERR(newdirfid)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(newdirfid);
 		goto clunk_olddir;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 2ed04c2fe7af..eeabcb0bad12 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
-	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	ofid = clone_fid(dfid);
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index a6bd349bab23..f329eee6dc93 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ int v9fs_xattr_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		   const void *value, size_t value_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 	return v9fs_fid_xattr_set(fid, name, value, value_len, flags);
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ int v9fs_fid_xattr_set(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 		 name, value_len, flags);
 
 	/* Clone it */
-	fid = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	fid = clone_fid(fid);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);