Merge branch 'topic/oss' into for-linus

[pandora-kernel.git] / fs / namespace.c

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 277c28a..7230787 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mnt_clone_write);
  */
 int mnt_want_write_file(struct file *file)
 {
-       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+       struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+       if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) || special_file(inode->i_mode))
                return mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);
        else
                return mnt_clone_write(file->f_path.mnt);