3 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 5fccfe222a63..8d49838e5554 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(struct proc_dir_entry **parent,
         ent->namelen = len;
         ent->mode = mode;
         ent->nlink = nlink;
+        atomic_set(&ent->count, 1);
         ent->pde_users = 0;
         spin_lock_init(&ent->pde_unload_lock);
         ent->pde_unload_completion = NULL;
@@ -692,7 +693,6 @@ void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 
 /*
  * Remove a /proc entry and free it if it's not currently in use.
- * If it is in use, we set the 'deleted' flag.
  */
 void remove_proc_entry(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *parent)
 {
@@ -741,13 +741,8 @@ continue_removing:
                         parent->nlink--;
                 de->nlink = 0;
                 WARN_ON(de->subdir);
-                if (!atomic_read(&de->count))
+                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
                         free_proc_entry(de);
-                else {
-                        de->deleted = 1;
-                        printk("remove_proc_entry: %s/%s busy, count=%d\n",
-                                parent->name, de->name, atomic_read(&de->count));
-                }
                 break;
         }
         spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index abe6a3f04368..1a551d92e1d8 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -43,13 +43,8 @@ void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
                         return;
                 }
 
-                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count)) {
-                        if (de->deleted) {
-                                printk("de_put: deferred delete of %s\n",
-                                        de->name);
-                                free_proc_entry(de);
-                        }
-                }               
+                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
+                        free_proc_entry(de);
                 unlock_kernel();
         }
 }
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index ec9cb3b6c93b..81f99e691f99 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry proc_root = {
         .name           = "/proc",
         .mode           = S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, 
         .nlink          = 2, 
+        .count          = ATOMIC_INIT(1),
         .proc_iops      = &proc_root_inode_operations, 
         .proc_fops      = &proc_root_operations,
         .parent         = &proc_root,