--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/fs/gfs2/inode.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5505/linux-2.6.19.2/fs/gfs2/inode.c	2007-01-11 07:38:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
 	struct gfs2_glock *io_gl;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!inode)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
-
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 		umode_t mode = DT2IF(type);