struct inode * inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
int error = 0;
- /* O_APPEND cannot be cleared if the file is marked as append-only */
- if (!(arg & O_APPEND) && IS_APPEND(inode))
+ /*
+ * O_APPEND cannot be cleared if the file is marked as append-only
+ * and the file is open for write.
+ */
+ if (((arg ^ filp->f_flags) & O_APPEND) && IS_APPEND(inode))
return -EPERM;
/* O_NOATIME can only be set by the owner or superuser */