Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git390.osdl.marist.edu/pub/scm/linux-2.6

[linux.git] / fs / super.c

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index aec99ddbe53f726a526d4cd0b02abb9f55179e0b..47e554c12e768bc0c5b0ad10b10d3a3a92a90e46 100644 (file)
--- 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;