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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
index 47cd258fd24d..5dcbafe72d71 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ static int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct fsnotify_ev
event_priv->wd = wd;
ret = fsnotify_add_notify_event(group, event, fsn_event_priv);
- /* EEXIST is not an error */
- if (ret == -EEXIST)
- ret = 0;
-
- /* did event_priv get attached? */
- if (list_empty(&fsn_event_priv->event_list))
+ if (ret) {
inotify_free_event_priv(fsn_event_priv);
+ /* EEXIST says we tail matched, EOVERFLOW isn't something
+ * to report up the stack. */
+ if ((ret == -EEXIST) ||
+ (ret == -EOVERFLOW))
+ ret = 0;
+ }
/*
* If we hold the entry until after the event is on the queue
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