1 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 3db70dae40d3..689e40d983ad 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ static void autofs4_notify_daemon(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
 
         pkt.hdr.proto_version = sbi->version;
         pkt.hdr.type = type;
-        mutex_lock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
 
-        /* Check if we have become catatonic */
-        if (sbi->catatonic) {
-                mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
-                return;
-        }
         switch (type) {
         /* Kernel protocol v4 missing and expire packets */
         case autofs_ptype_missing:
@@ -427,7 +421,6 @@ int autofs4_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi, struct dentry *dentry,
                 wq->tgid = current->tgid;
                 wq->status = -EINTR; /* Status return if interrupted */
                 wq->wait_ctr = 2;
-                mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
 
                 if (sbi->version < 5) {
                         if (notify == NFY_MOUNT)
@@ -449,15 +442,15 @@ int autofs4_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi, struct dentry *dentry,
                         (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->name.len,
                         wq->name.name, notify);
 
-                /* autofs4_notify_daemon() may block */
+                /* autofs4_notify_daemon() may block; it will unlock ->wq_mutex */
                 autofs4_notify_daemon(sbi, wq, type);
         } else {
                 wq->wait_ctr++;
-                mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
-                kfree(qstr.name);
                 DPRINTK("existing wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, nfy=%d",
                         (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->name.len,
                         wq->name.name, notify);
+                mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
+                kfree(qstr.name);
         }
 
         /*