On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Jorgen Cederlof wrote:
> if (list_empty(&sb->s_mounts))
> kill_super(sb, 0);
> + else
> + put_filesystem(fstype);
> goto unlock_out;
That's completely wrong. Reference acquired by get_fs_type() is
released by put_filesystem() (near fs_out), _NOT_ by kill_super().
kill_super() releases the reference stored in ->s_type (created
by get_sb_...()). If superblock stays alive you should not release it.
What bug are you trying to fix?
Al
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