2 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index b764d7d898e..00388d2a3c9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@ static const struct file_operations exports_operations = {
 };
 
 extern int nfsd_pool_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+extern int nfsd_pool_stats_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 
 static struct file_operations pool_stats_operations = {
         .open           = nfsd_pool_stats_open,
         .read           = seq_read,
         .llseek         = seq_lseek,
-        .release        = seq_release,
+        .release        = nfsd_pool_stats_release,
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index d68cd056b28..675d395c4ab 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/syscall.h>
 #include <linux/lockd/bind.h>
 #include <linux/nfsacl.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY        NFSDDBG_SVC
 
@@ -614,7 +615,25 @@ nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 
 int nfsd_pool_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-        if (nfsd_serv == NULL)
+        int ret;
+        mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+        if (nfsd_serv == NULL) {
+                mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
                 return -ENODEV;
-        return svc_pool_stats_open(nfsd_serv, file);
+        }
+        /* bump up the psudo refcount while traversing */
+        svc_get(nfsd_serv);
+        ret = svc_pool_stats_open(nfsd_serv, file);
+        mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int nfsd_pool_stats_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+        int ret = seq_release(inode, file);
+        mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+        /* this function really, really should have been called svc_put() */
+        svc_destroy(nfsd_serv);
+        mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+        return ret;
 }