3 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 775fb21294d8..22a08ff3475d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ struct dentry *proc_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nam
                         if (!memcmp(dentry->d_name.name, de->name, de->namelen)) {
                                 unsigned int ino = de->low_ino;
 
+                                de_get(de);
                                 spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
                                 error = -EINVAL;
                                 inode = proc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, ino, de);
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ struct dentry *proc_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nam
                 d_add(dentry, inode);
                 return NULL;
         }
+        de_put(de);
         return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 22b1158389ae..d1de6378930c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-static inline struct proc_dir_entry * de_get(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
+struct proc_dir_entry *de_get(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
         if (de)
                 atomic_inc(&de->count);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static inline struct proc_dir_entry * de_get(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 /*
  * Decrements the use count and checks for deferred deletion.
  */
-static void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
+void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
         if (de) {       
                 lock_kernel();          
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
 {
         struct inode * inode;
 
-        /*
-         * Increment the use count so the dir entry can't disappear.
-         */
-        de_get(de);
-
         WARN_ON(de && de->deleted);
 
         if (de != NULL && !try_module_get(de->owner))
@@ -184,7 +179,6 @@ out_ino:
         if (de != NULL)
                 module_put(de->owner);
 out_mod:
-        de_put(de);
         return NULL;
 }                       
 
@@ -199,6 +193,7 @@ int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
         s->s_op = &proc_sops;
         s->s_time_gran = 1;
         
+        de_get(&proc_root);
         root_inode = proc_get_inode(s, PROC_ROOT_INO, &proc_root);
         if (!root_inode)
                 goto out_no_root;
@@ -212,6 +207,7 @@ int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 out_no_root:
         printk("proc_read_super: get root inode failed\n");
         iput(root_inode);
+        de_put(&proc_root);
         return -ENOMEM;
 }
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index f4f7a63cae1f..3469f96bc8b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ int task_statm(struct mm_struct *, int *, int *, int *, int *);
 char *task_mem(struct mm_struct *, char *);
 void clear_refs_smap(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
+struct proc_dir_entry *de_get(struct proc_dir_entry *de);
+void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de);
+
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *create_proc_entry(const char *name, mode_t mode,
                                                 struct proc_dir_entry *parent);
 extern void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent);