/* Get inode */
err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, ftype, accmode);
- if (err || !iap->ia_valid)
+ if (err)
goto out;
dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
inode = dentry->d_inode;
+ /* Ignore any mode updates on symlinks */
+ if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
+ iap->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE;
+
+ if (!iap->ia_valid)
+ goto out;
+
/* NFSv2 does not differentiate between "set-[ac]time-to-now"
* which only requires access, and "set-[ac]time-to-X" which
* requires ownership.