* in network traffic in the other paths.
*/
if (!(oflags & O_CREAT)) {
- struct dentry *res = cifs_lookup(inode, direntry, 0);
+ struct dentry *res;
+
+ /*
+ * Check for hashed negative dentry. We have already revalidated
+ * the dentry and it is fine. No need to perform another lookup.
+ */
+ if (!d_unhashed(direntry))
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ res = cifs_lookup(inode, direntry, 0);
if (IS_ERR(res))
return PTR_ERR(res);