static bool ovl_verify_inode(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *lowerdentry,
struct dentry *upperdentry)
{
- struct inode *lowerinode = lowerdentry ? d_inode(lowerdentry) : NULL;
-
- /* Lower (origin) inode must match, even if NULL */
- if (ovl_inode_lower(inode) != lowerinode)
+ /*
+ * Allow non-NULL lower inode in ovl_inode even if lowerdentry is NULL.
+ * This happens when finding a copied up overlay inode for a renamed
+ * or hardlinked overlay dentry and lower dentry cannot be followed
+ * by origin because lower fs does not support file handles.
+ */
+ if (lowerdentry && ovl_inode_lower(inode) != d_inode(lowerdentry))
return false;
/*