1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index eaaba3510e81..dbfdfa96d29b 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static const struct dentry_operations sockfs_dentry_operations = {
 static int sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, struct file **f, int flags)
 {
         struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
-        struct dentry *dentry;
+        struct path path;
         struct file *file;
         int fd;
 
@@ -366,28 +366,29 @@ static int sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, struct file **f, int flags)
         if (unlikely(fd < 0))
                 return fd;
 
-        dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
-        if (unlikely(!dentry)) {
+        path.dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+        if (unlikely(!path.dentry)) {
                 put_unused_fd(fd);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
+        path.mnt = mntget(sock_mnt);
 
-        dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
+        path.dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
         /*
          * We dont want to push this dentry into global dentry hash table.
          * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED
          * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on sockets
          */
-        dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
-        d_instantiate(dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
+        path.dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
+        d_instantiate(path.dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
         SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_fop = &socket_file_ops;
 
-        file = alloc_file(sock_mnt, dentry, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
+        file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
                   &socket_file_ops);
         if (unlikely(!file)) {
                 /* drop dentry, keep inode */
                 atomic_inc(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_count);
-                dput(dentry);
+                path_put(&path);
                 put_unused_fd(fd);
                 return -ENFILE;
         }