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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index c711be8d6a3c..b7fcc0de0b2f 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -271,8 +271,12 @@ static struct dentry *start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
dput(dentry);
dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
}
- if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+
+ if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
mutex_unlock(&d_inode(parent)->i_mutex);
+ simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
+ }
+
return dentry;
}
@@ -533,7 +537,8 @@ static int __debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent)
/**
* debugfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the debugfs filesystem
* @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be
- * removed.
+ * removed. If this parameter is NULL or an error value, nothing
+ * will be done.
*
* This function removes a file or directory in debugfs that was previously
* created with a call to another debugfs function (like
@@ -565,7 +570,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_remove);
/**
* debugfs_remove_recursive - recursively removes a directory
- * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the directory to be removed.
+ * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the directory to be removed. If this
+ * parameter is NULL or an error value, nothing will be done.
*
* This function recursively removes a directory tree in debugfs that
* was previously created with a call to another debugfs function