5 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index aca8806fa206..9d92b33da8a0 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
         this.name = name;
         this.len = strlen(name);
         this.hash = 0;
-        path.dentry = d_alloc(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this);
+        path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
         if (!path.dentry)
                 goto err_module;
 
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 09ec945f3c98..9e6e6db76869 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1330,6 +1330,18 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc);
 
+struct dentry *d_alloc_pseudo(struct super_block *sb, const struct qstr *name)
+{
+        struct dentry *dentry = d_alloc(NULL, name);
+        if (dentry) {
+                dentry->d_sb = sb;
+                dentry->d_parent = dentry;
+                dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
+        }
+        return dentry;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_alloc_pseudo);
+
 struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *parent, const char *name)
 {
         struct qstr q;
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 01a786567810..cfe3a7f2ee21 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags)
                 goto err;
 
         err = -ENOMEM;
-        path.dentry = d_alloc(pipe_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+        path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(pipe_mnt->mnt_sb, &name);
         if (!path.dentry)
                 goto err_inode;
         path.mnt = mntget(pipe_mnt);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index d719e4de8046..c0a2ca97c72f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ extern void d_set_d_op(struct dentry *dentry, const struct dentry_operations *op
 
 /* allocate/de-allocate */
 extern struct dentry * d_alloc(struct dentry *, const struct qstr *);
+extern struct dentry * d_alloc_pseudo(struct super_block *, const struct qstr *);
 extern struct dentry * d_splice_alias(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern struct dentry * d_add_ci(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct qstr *);
 extern struct dentry * d_obtain_alias(struct inode *);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 991e266bc7ae..0ee74c325320 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, struct file **f, int flags)
         if (unlikely(fd < 0))
                 return fd;
 
-        path.dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+        path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(sock_mnt->mnt_sb, &name);
         if (unlikely(!path.dentry)) {
                 put_unused_fd(fd);
                 return -ENOMEM;