On Thu 23-11-17 14:47:35, Al Viro wrote: > On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:52:47PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote: > > @@ -503,12 +504,18 @@ struct super_block *sget_userns(struct file_system_type *type, > > s = alloc_super(type, (flags & ~SB_SUBMOUNT), user_ns); > > if (!s) > > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > + if (register_shrinker(&s->s_shrink)) { > > + spin_unlock(&sb_lock); > > + destroy_unused_super(s); > > + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > Have you even tested that? What the hell is that spin_unlock() doing there? Yeah, that patch was just screwed up. Have a look at http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171123143537.ztpxpk3sjbpo72rf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx which should even resemble a real patch. Sorry about all the confusion. -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs