umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
{
struct inode *inode;
- struct resv_map *resv_map;
+ struct resv_map *resv_map = NULL;
- resv_map = resv_map_alloc();
- if (!resv_map)
- return NULL;
+ /*
+ * Reserve maps are only needed for inodes that can have associated
+ * page allocations.
+ */
+ if (S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+ resv_map = resv_map_alloc();
+ if (!resv_map)
+ return NULL;
+ }
inode = new_inode(sb);
if (inode) {
break;
}
lockdep_annotate_inode_mutex_key(inode);
- } else
- kref_put(&resv_map->refs, resv_map_release);
+ } else {
+ if (resv_map)
+ kref_put(&resv_map->refs, resv_map_release);
+ }
return inode;
}