The comment above file_ref_init() says: "We're SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU so initialize f_ref last." but file_set_fsnotify_mode() was added after file_ref_init(). Move it right after setting f_mode, where it makes more sense. Fixes: 711f9b8fbe4f4 ("fsnotify: disable pre-content and permission events by default") Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein --- fs/file_table.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c index cd4a3db4659ac..34244fccf2edf 100644 --- a/fs/file_table.c +++ b/fs/file_table.c @@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred) f->f_flags = flags; f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(flags); + /* + * Disable permission and pre-content events for all files by default. + * They may be enabled later by fsnotify_open_perm_and_set_mode(). + */ + file_set_fsnotify_mode(f, FMODE_NONOTIFY_PERM); f->f_op = NULL; f->f_mapping = NULL; @@ -197,11 +202,6 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred) * refcount bumps we should reinitialize the reused file first. */ file_ref_init(&f->f_ref, 1); - /* - * Disable permission and pre-content events for all files by default. - * They may be enabled later by fsnotify_open_perm_and_set_mode(). - */ - file_set_fsnotify_mode(f, FMODE_NONOTIFY_PERM); return 0; } -- 2.52.0