if (!od->is_upper && ovl_path_type(dentry) == OVL_PATH_MERGE) {
struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
- realfile = od->upperfile;
+ realfile =lockless_dereference(od->upperfile);
if (!realfile) {
struct path upperpath;
ovl_path_upper(dentry, &upperpath);
realfile = ovl_path_open(&upperpath, O_RDONLY);
+ smp_mb__before_spinlock();
mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
if (!od->upperfile) {
if (IS_ERR(realfile)) {