WARN_ON(entry->d_flags & DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED);
spin_lock(&entry->d_lock);
parent = entry->d_parent;
- if (inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
+ if (parent->d_inode && inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
entry->d_flags |= DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
spin_unlock(&entry->d_lock);
}