Merge tag 'upstream-4.7-rc4' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs

Pull UBI fixes from Richard Weinberger:
 "This contains fixes for a regression introduced in rc1"

* tag 'upstream-4.7-rc4' of git://git.infradead.org/linux-ubifs:
  ubi: Don't bypass ->getattr()
  Revert "mtd: switch open_mtd_by_chdev() to use of vfs_stat()"
  Revert "mtd: switch ubi_open_volume_path() to vfs_stat()"

drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c

@@ -1147,11 +1147,17 @@ int ubi_detach_mtd_dev(int ubi_num, int anyway)
  */
 static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd_by_chdev(const char *mtd_dev)
 {
-	struct kstat stat;
 	int err, minor;
+	struct path path;
+	struct kstat stat;
 
 	/* Probably this is an MTD character device node path */
-	err = vfs_stat(mtd_dev, &stat);
+	err = kern_path(mtd_dev, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	err = vfs_getattr(&path, &stat);
+	path_put(&path);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -1160,6 +1166,7 @@ static struct mtd_info * __init open_mtd_by_chdev(const char *mtd_dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	minor = MINOR(stat.rdev);
+
 	if (minor & 1)
 		/*
 		 * Just do not think the "/dev/mtdrX" devices support is need,

drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c

@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_nm);
 struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
 {
 	int error, ubi_num, vol_id;
+	struct path path;
 	struct kstat stat;
 
 	dbg_gen("open volume %s, mode %d", pathname, mode);
@@ -309,7 +310,12 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
 	if (!pathname || !*pathname)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	error = vfs_stat(pathname, &stat);
+	error = kern_path(pathname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	error = vfs_getattr(&path, &stat);
+	path_put(&path);
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);