1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 7f60ff28ac29..38174bffa049 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -257,9 +257,11 @@ static struct rbd_client *rbd_client_create(struct ceph_options *opt,
         kref_init(&rbdc->kref);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rbdc->node);
 
+        mutex_lock_nested(&ctl_mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+
         rbdc->client = ceph_create_client(opt, rbdc, 0, 0);
         if (IS_ERR(rbdc->client))
-                goto out_rbdc;
+                goto out_mutex;
         opt = NULL; /* Now rbdc->client is responsible for opt */
 
         ret = ceph_open_session(rbdc->client);
@@ -272,12 +274,15 @@ static struct rbd_client *rbd_client_create(struct ceph_options *opt,
         list_add_tail(&rbdc->node, &rbd_client_list);
         spin_unlock(&node_lock);
 
+        mutex_unlock(&ctl_mutex);
+
         dout("rbd_client_create created %p\n", rbdc);
         return rbdc;
 
 out_err:
         ceph_destroy_client(rbdc->client);
-out_rbdc:
+out_mutex:
+        mutex_unlock(&ctl_mutex);
         kfree(rbdc);
 out_opt:
         if (opt)
@@ -396,9 +401,7 @@ static int rbd_get_client(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, const char *mon_addr,
         }
         spin_unlock(&node_lock);
 
-        mutex_lock_nested(&ctl_mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
         rbdc = rbd_client_create(opt, rbd_opts);
-        mutex_unlock(&ctl_mutex);
 
         if (IS_ERR(rbdc)) {
                 ret = PTR_ERR(rbdc);