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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 3da91a112bab..fb7081bfac2b 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -642,7 +642,9 @@ out_unlock:
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__close_fd); /* for ksys_close() */
/*
- * variant of __close_fd that gets a ref on the file for later fput
+ * variant of __close_fd that gets a ref on the file for later fput.
+ * The caller must ensure that filp_close() called on the file, and then
+ * an fput().
*/
int __close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res)
{
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ int __close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res)
spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
get_file(file);
*res = file;
- return filp_close(file, files);
+ return 0;
out_unlock:
spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);