--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c +++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c @@ -2397,6 +2397,8 @@ nfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, stru trace_nfs_link_enter(inode, dir, dentry); d_drop(dentry); + if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) + nfs_sync_inode(inode); error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->link(inode, dir, &dentry->d_name); if (error == 0) { nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));