--- fs/ext2/namei.c

+++ fs/ext2/namei.c

@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * o

new_de = ext2_find_entry (new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name, &new_page);

if (!new_de)

goto out_dir;

- inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);

ext2_set_link(new_dir, new_de, new_page, old_inode, 1);

new_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;

if (dir_de)

@@ -339,12 +338,9 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * o

if (new_dir->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)

goto out_dir;

}

- inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);

err = ext2_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);

- if (err) {

- inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);

+ if (err)

goto out_dir;

- }

if (dir_de)

inode_inc_link_count(new_dir);

}

@@ -352,12 +348,11 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * o

/*

* Like most other Unix systems, set the ctime for inodes on a

* rename.

- * inode_dec_link_count() will mark the inode dirty.

*/

old_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;

+ mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);

ext2_delete_entry (old_de, old_page);

- inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);

if (dir_de) {

if (old_dir != new_dir)