1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index e6911101fe71d6..c3490286092ecd 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,23 @@ struct file *dentry_open(const struct path *path, int flags,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dentry_open);
 
+struct file *dentry_open_nonotify(const struct path *path, int flags,
+				  const struct cred *cred)
+{
+	struct file *f = alloc_empty_file(flags, cred);
+	if (!IS_ERR(f)) {
+		int error;
+
+		f->f_mode |= FMODE_NONOTIFY;
+		error = vfs_open(path, f);
+		if (error) {
+			fput(f);
+			f = ERR_PTR(error);
+		}
+	}
+	return f;
+}
+
 /**
  * dentry_create - Create and open a file
  * @path: path to create
@@ -1202,7 +1219,7 @@ inline struct open_how build_open_how(int flags, umode_t mode)
 inline int build_open_flags(const struct open_how *how, struct open_flags *op)
 {
 	u64 flags = how->flags;
-	u64 strip = __FMODE_NONOTIFY | O_CLOEXEC;
+	u64 strip = O_CLOEXEC;
 	int lookup_flags = 0;
 	int acc_mode = ACC_MODE(flags);
 
@@ -1210,9 +1227,7 @@ inline int build_open_flags(const struct open_how *how, struct open_flags *op)
 			 "struct open_flags doesn't yet handle flags > 32 bits");
 
 	/*
-	 * Strip flags that either shouldn't be set by userspace like
-	 * FMODE_NONOTIFY or that aren't relevant in determining struct
-	 * open_flags like O_CLOEXEC.
+	 * Strip flags that aren't relevant in determining struct open_flags.
 	 */
 	flags &= ~strip;