This bug has been copied from bug #798809 and has been proposed to be backported to 5.8 z-stream (EUS).
Created attachment 569933 [details] Patch - fix d_instantiate_unique
Created attachment 569934 [details] Patch vfs - fix LOOKUP_DIRECTORY not propagated to managed_dentry()
Created attachment 569936 [details] Patch - fix d_instantiate_unique
Created attachment 569937 [details] Patch vfs - fix LOOKUP_DIRECTORY not propagated to managed_dentry()
in kernel-2.6.18-308.3.1.el5
Reproduced in 2.6.18-308.2.1.el5 and verified in 2.6.18-308.3.1.el5.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0480.html
*** Bug 807439 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***