Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:13:46 -0500 (EST) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Bug in do_mount() |
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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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