1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index aec99ddbe53f..47e554c12e76 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -260,17 +260,17 @@ int fsync_super(struct super_block *sb)
  *      that need destruction out of superblock, call generic_shutdown_super()
  *      and release aforementioned objects.  Note: dentries and inodes _are_
  *      taken care of and do not need specific handling.
+ *
+ *      Upon calling this function, the filesystem may no longer alter or
+ *      rearrange the set of dentries belonging to this super_block, nor may it
+ *      change the attachments of dentries to inodes.
  */
 void generic_shutdown_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-        struct dentry *root = sb->s_root;
         struct super_operations *sop = sb->s_op;
 
-        if (root) {
-                sb->s_root = NULL;
-                shrink_dcache_parent(root);
-                shrink_dcache_sb(sb);
-                dput(root);
+        if (sb->s_root) {
+                shrink_dcache_for_umount(sb);
                 fsync_super(sb);
                 lock_super(sb);
                 sb->s_flags &= ~MS_ACTIVE;