--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c +++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c @@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static int gfs2_atomic_open(struct inode if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED)) return finish_no_open(file, d); dput(d); - return 0; + return excl && (flags & O_CREAT) ? -EEXIST : 0; } BUG_ON(d != NULL);