+/**
+ * deactivate_locked_super - drop an active reference to superblock
+ * @s: superblock to deactivate
+ *
+ * Equivalent of up_write(&s->s_umount); deactivate_super(s);, except that
+ * it does not unlock it until it's all over. As the result, it's safe to
+ * use to dispose of new superblock on ->get_sb() failure exits - nobody
+ * will see the sucker until it's all over. Equivalent using up_write +
+ * deactivate_super is safe for that purpose only if superblock is either
+ * safe to use or has NULL ->s_root when we unlock.
+ */
+void deactivate_locked_super(struct super_block *s)
+{
+ struct file_system_type *fs = s->s_type;
+ if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&s->s_active, &sb_lock)) {
+ s->s_count -= S_BIAS-1;
+ spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+ vfs_dq_off(s, 0);
+ fs->kill_sb(s);
+ put_filesystem(fs);
+ put_super(s);
+ } else {
+ up_write(&s->s_umount);
+ }
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(deactivate_locked_super);
+