Merge branches 'sched/cleanups', 'sched/urgent' and 'linus' into sched/core

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 61dce001dd5..8349ed6b141 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -82,7 +82,22 @@ static struct super_block *alloc_super(struct file_system_type *type)
 		 * lock ordering than usbfs:
 		 */
 		lockdep_set_class(&s->s_lock, &type->s_lock_key);
-		down_write(&s->s_umount);
+		/*
+		 * sget() can have s_umount recursion.
+		 *
+		 * When it cannot find a suitable sb, it allocates a new
+		 * one (this one), and tries again to find a suitable old
+		 * one.
+		 *
+		 * In case that succeeds, it will acquire the s_umount
+		 * lock of the old one. Since these are clearly distrinct
+		 * locks, and this object isn't exposed yet, there's no
+		 * risk of deadlocks.
+		 *
+		 * Annotate this by putting this lock in a different
+		 * subclass.
+		 */
+		down_write_nested(&s->s_umount, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		s->s_count = S_BIAS;
 		atomic_set(&s->s_active, 1);
 		mutex_init(&s->s_vfs_rename_mutex);