1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
index e52765219e16..308c252568c6 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ fail:
         return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+/* Superblock must be locked */
 unsigned long ext2_count_free_inodes (struct super_block * sb)
 {
         struct ext2_group_desc *desc;
@@ -649,7 +650,6 @@ unsigned long ext2_count_free_inodes (struct super_block * sb)
         unsigned long bitmap_count = 0;
         struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh = NULL;
 
-        lock_super (sb);
         es = EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es;
         for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_groups_count; i++) {
                 unsigned x;
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ unsigned long ext2_count_free_inodes (struct super_block * sb)
         printk("ext2_count_free_inodes: stored = %lu, computed = %lu, %lu\n",
                 percpu_counter_read(&EXT2_SB(sb)->s_freeinodes_counter),
                 desc_count, bitmap_count);
-        unlock_super(sb);
         return desc_count;
 #else
         for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_groups_count; i++) {