+static int ocfs2_steal_inode_from_other_nodes(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+ struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
+{
+ int i, status = -ENOSPC;
+ s16 slot = ocfs2_get_inode_steal_slot(osb);
+
+ /* Start to steal inodes from the first slot after ours. */
+ if (slot == OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT)
+ slot = osb->slot_num + 1;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < osb->max_slots; i++, slot++) {
+ if (slot == osb->max_slots)
+ slot = 0;
+
+ if (slot == osb->slot_num)
+ continue;
+
+ status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, ac,
+ INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
+ slot, NOT_ALLOC_NEW_GROUP);
+ if (status >= 0) {
+ ocfs2_set_inode_steal_slot(osb, slot);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ ocfs2_free_ac_resource(ac);
+ }
+
+ return status;
+}
+