1 files changed, 50 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index a2e18379c8a6..ff726d99ecc7 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2049,35 +2049,18 @@ int file_remove_privs(struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_remove_privs);
 
-/**
- *	file_update_time	-	update mtime and ctime time
- *	@file: file accessed
- *
- *	Update the mtime and ctime members of an inode and mark the inode
- *	for writeback.  Note that this function is meant exclusively for
- *	usage in the file write path of filesystems, and filesystems may
- *	choose to explicitly ignore update via this function with the
- *	S_NOCMTIME inode flag, e.g. for network filesystem where these
- *	timestamps are handled by the server.  This can return an error for
- *	file systems who need to allocate space in order to update an inode.
- */
-
-int file_update_time(struct file *file)
+static int inode_needs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct timespec64 now;
 	int sync_it = 0;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* First try to exhaust all avenues to not sync */
 	if (IS_NOCMTIME(inode))
 		return 0;
 
-	now = current_time(inode);
-	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &now))
+	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, now))
 		sync_it = S_MTIME;
 
-	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_ctime, &now))
+	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_ctime, now))
 		sync_it |= S_CTIME;
 
 	if (IS_I_VERSION(inode) && inode_iversion_need_inc(inode))
@@ -2086,15 +2069,50 @@ int file_update_time(struct file *file)
 	if (!sync_it)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Finally allowed to write? Takes lock. */
-	if (__mnt_want_write_file(file))
-		return 0;
+	return sync_it;
+}
+
+static int __file_update_time(struct file *file, struct timespec64 *now,
+			int sync_mode)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
-	ret = inode_update_time(inode, &now, sync_it);
-	__mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+	/* try to update time settings */
+	if (!__mnt_want_write_file(file)) {
+		ret = inode_update_time(inode, now, sync_mode);
+		__mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * file_update_time - update mtime and ctime time
+ * @file: file accessed
+ *
+ * Update the mtime and ctime members of an inode and mark the inode for
+ * writeback. Note that this function is meant exclusively for usage in
+ * the file write path of filesystems, and filesystems may choose to
+ * explicitly ignore updates via this function with the _NOCMTIME inode
+ * flag, e.g. for network filesystem where these imestamps are handled
+ * by the server. This can return an error for file systems who need to
+ * allocate space in order to update an inode.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int file_update_time(struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
+
+	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode, &now);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return __file_update_time(file, &now, ret);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_update_time);
 
 /**
@@ -2111,6 +2129,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_update_time);
 int file_modified(struct file *file)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the security bits if the process is not being run by root.
@@ -2123,7 +2143,11 @@ int file_modified(struct file *file)
 	if (unlikely(file->f_mode & FMODE_NOCMTIME))
 		return 0;
 
-	return file_update_time(file);
+	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode, &now);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return __file_update_time(file, &now, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_modified);