Index: nfs//nfs_vnops.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/nfs/nfs_vnops.c,v
retrieving revision 1.145
diff -u -r1.145 nfs_vnops.c
--- nfs_vnops.c	1999/11/20 16:09:10	1.145
+++ nfs_vnops.c	1999/11/27 17:52:48
@@ -1812,18 +1812,21 @@
 		nfsm_wcc_data(dvp, wccflag);
 	}
 	nfsm_reqdone;
-	if (newvp && error)
-		vput(newvp);
-	else
-		*ap->a_vpp = newvp;
-	VTONFS(dvp)->n_flag |= NMODIFIED;
-	if (!wccflag)
-		VTONFS(dvp)->n_attrstamp = 0;
 	/*
 	 * Kludge: Map EEXIST => 0 assuming that it is a reply to a retry.
 	 */
 	if (error == EEXIST)
 		error = 0;
+
+	if (error) {
+		if (newvp)
+			vput(newvp);
+		*ap->a_vpp = NULL;
+	} else
+		*ap->a_vpp = newvp;
+	VTONFS(dvp)->n_flag |= NMODIFIED;
+	if (!wccflag)
+		VTONFS(dvp)->n_attrstamp = 0;
 	/*
 	 * cnp's buffer expected to be freed if SAVESTART not set or
 	 * if an error was returned.