--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c +++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c @@ -1987,12 +1987,17 @@ no_open: if ((lookup_flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && inode && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) res = ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR); + else if (inode && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) + res = ERR_PTR(-EOPENSTALE); } else if (!IS_ERR(res)) { inode = d_inode(res); if ((lookup_flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && inode && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) { dput(res); res = ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR); + } else if (inode && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) { + dput(res); + res = ERR_PTR(-EOPENSTALE); } } if (switched) {