3 files changed, 20 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index c6289147c787..82c129bfe58d 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -651,6 +651,18 @@ static int ovl_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return ovl_create_object(dentry, S_IFLNK, 0, link);
 }
 
+static int ovl_set_link_redirect(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	int err;
+
+	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
+	err = ovl_set_redirect(dentry, false);
+	revert_creds(old_cred);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int ovl_link(struct dentry *old, struct inode *newdir,
 		    struct dentry *new)
 {
@@ -670,7 +682,7 @@ static int ovl_link(struct dentry *old, struct inode *newdir,
 		goto out_drop_write;
 
 	if (ovl_is_metacopy_dentry(old)) {
-		err = ovl_set_redirect(old, false);
+		err = ovl_set_link_redirect(old);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_drop_write;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/export.c b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
index 8fa37cd7818a..54e5d17d7f3e 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/export.c
@@ -754,9 +754,8 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_lower_fh_to_d(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Otherwise, get a connected non-upper dir or disconnected non-dir */
-	if (d_is_dir(origin.dentry) &&
-	    (origin.dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
+	/* Find origin.dentry again with ovl_acceptable() layer check */
+	if (d_is_dir(origin.dentry)) {
 		dput(origin.dentry);
 		origin.dentry = NULL;
 		err = ovl_check_origin_fh(ofs, fh, true, NULL, &stack);
@@ -769,6 +768,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_lower_fh_to_d(struct super_block *sb,
 			goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	/* Get a connected non-upper dir or disconnected non-dir */
 	dentry = ovl_get_dentry(sb, NULL, &origin, index);
 
 out:
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 6bcc9dedc342..3b7ed5d2279c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -286,22 +286,13 @@ int ovl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	/* No need to do any access on underlying for special files */
-	if (special_file(realinode->i_mode))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* No need to access underlying for execute */
-	mask &= ~MAY_EXEC;
-	if ((mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE)) == 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Lower files get copied up, so turn write access into read */
-	if (!upperinode && mask & MAY_WRITE) {
+	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
+	if (!upperinode &&
+	    !special_file(realinode->i_mode) && mask & MAY_WRITE) {
 		mask &= ~(MAY_WRITE | MAY_APPEND);
+		/* Make sure mounter can read file for copy up later */
 		mask |= MAY_READ;
 	}
-
-	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
 	err = inode_permission(realinode, mask);
 	revert_creds(old_cred);