--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c +++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c @@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ retry: /* lo ref dropped in pnfs_roc_release() */ layoutreturn = pnfs_prepare_layoutreturn(lo, &stateid, &iomode); /* If the creds don't match, we can't compound the layoutreturn */ - if (!layoutreturn || cred != lo->plh_lc_cred) + if (!layoutreturn || cred_fscmp(cred, lo->plh_lc_cred) != 0) goto out_noroc; roc = layoutreturn;