diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 61c599b..8729430 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@
  * @flags: mount flags
  * @dev_name: device name that was mounted
  * @data: mount options
+ * @mnt: mountpoint record to be instantiated
  *
  */
 
-static struct super_block *v9fs_get_sb(struct file_system_type
-				       *fs_type, int flags,
-				       const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int v9fs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
+		       const char *dev_name, void *data,
+		       struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = NULL;
 	struct v9fs_fcall *fcall = NULL;
@@ -123,17 +124,19 @@
 
 	v9ses = kzalloc(sizeof(struct v9fs_session_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!v9ses)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if ((newfid = v9fs_session_init(v9ses, dev_name, data)) < 0) {
 		dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "problem initiating session\n");
-		sb = ERR_PTR(newfid);
+		retval = newfid;
 		goto out_free_session;
 	}
 
 	sb = sget(fs_type, NULL, v9fs_set_super, v9ses);
-	if (IS_ERR(sb))
+	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(sb);
 		goto out_close_session;
+	}
 	v9fs_fill_super(sb, v9ses, flags);
 
 	inode = v9fs_get_inode(sb, S_IFDIR | mode);
@@ -184,19 +187,19 @@
 		goto put_back_sb;
 	}
 
-	return sb;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 
 out_close_session:
 	v9fs_session_close(v9ses);
 out_free_session:
 	kfree(v9ses);
-	return sb;
+	return retval;
 
 put_back_sb:
 	/* deactivate_super calls v9fs_kill_super which will frees the rest */
 	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 	deactivate_super(sb);
-	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/adfs/super.c b/fs/adfs/super.c
index 252abda..1b58a9b 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/super.c
@@ -470,10 +470,11 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *adfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int adfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, adfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, adfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type adfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/affs/super.c b/fs/affs/super.c
index 4d7e5b1..6a52e78 100644
--- a/fs/affs/super.c
+++ b/fs/affs/super.c
@@ -524,10 +524,11 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *affs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int affs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, affs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, affs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type affs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index 53c56e7..82468df 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 static void afs_i_init_once(void *foo, kmem_cache_t *cachep,
 			    unsigned long flags);
 
-static struct super_block *afs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				      int flags, const char *dev_name,
-				      void *data);
+static int afs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		      int flags, const char *dev_name,
+		      void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
 
 static struct inode *afs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 
@@ -294,10 +294,11 @@
  * get an AFS superblock
  * - TODO: don't use get_sb_nodev(), but rather call sget() directly
  */
-static struct super_block *afs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				      int flags,
-				      const char *dev_name,
-				      void *options)
+static int afs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		      int flags,
+		      const char *dev_name,
+		      void *options,
+		      struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct afs_mount_params params;
 	struct super_block *sb;
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@
 	ret = afscm_start();
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		_leave(" = %d", ret);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* parse the options */
@@ -348,18 +349,19 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
+	simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 
 	afs_put_volume(params.volume);
 	afs_put_cell(params.default_cell);
-	_leave(" = %p", sb);
-	return sb;
+	_leave(" = 0 [%p]", 0, sb);
+	return 0;
 
  error:
 	afs_put_volume(params.volume);
 	afs_put_cell(params.default_cell);
 	afscm_stop();
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	return ret;
 } /* end afs_get_sb() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/fs/autofs/init.c b/fs/autofs/init.c
index b977ece..aca12375 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/init.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/init.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static struct super_block *autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/init.c b/fs/autofs4/init.c
index acecec8..5d91933 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/init.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/init.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static struct super_block *autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs4_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs4_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 68ebd10..6ed07a5 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -899,11 +899,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *
+static int
 befs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags, const char *dev_name,
-	    void *data)
+	    void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, befs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, befs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type befs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/bfs/inode.c b/fs/bfs/inode.c
index 55a7a78..e7da03f 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *bfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int bfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, bfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, bfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type bfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 599f36f..07a4996 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -739,10 +739,10 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *bm_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int bm_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, bm_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, bm_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct linux_binfmt misc_format = {
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 44aaba2..028d9fb 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@
 	.clear_inode = bdev_clear_inode,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *bd_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int bd_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "bdev:", &bdev_sops, 0x62646576);
+	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "bdev:", &bdev_sops, 0x62646576, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type bd_type = {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index c262d88..08b3580 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@
 	.remount_fs = cifs_remount,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *
+static int
 cifs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	    int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+	    int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct super_block *sb = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 	cFYI(1, ("Devname: %s flags: %d ", dev_name, flags));
 
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
-		return sb;
+		return PTR_ERR(sb);
 
 	sb->s_flags = flags;
 
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@
 	if (rc) {
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 		deactivate_super(sb);
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
+		return rc;
 	}
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return sb;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 }
 
 static ssize_t cifs_file_writev(struct file *file, const struct iovec *iov,
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index ada1a81..cba70201 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@
 
 /* init_coda: used by filesystems.c to register coda */
 
-static struct super_block *coda_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int coda_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, coda_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, coda_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 struct file_system_type coda_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/configfs/mount.c b/fs/configfs/mount.c
index f920d30..94dab7b 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/mount.c
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *configfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int configfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, configfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, configfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type configfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/inode.c b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
index 9efcc3a..37a91a1 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
@@ -528,10 +528,11 @@
 	.statfs		= cramfs_statfs,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *cramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int cramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, cramfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, cramfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type cramfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 59dbc92..313b54b2 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -687,46 +687,6 @@
 		prune_dcache(found, parent->d_sb);
 }
 
-/**
- * shrink_dcache_anon - further prune the cache
- * @head: head of d_hash list of dentries to prune
- *
- * Prune the dentries that are anonymous
- *
- * parsing d_hash list does not hlist_for_each_entry_rcu() as it
- * done under dcache_lock.
- *
- */
-void shrink_dcache_anon(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	struct hlist_node *lp;
-	struct hlist_head *head = &sb->s_anon;
-	int found;
-	do {
-		found = 0;
-		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-		hlist_for_each(lp, head) {
-			struct dentry *this = hlist_entry(lp, struct dentry, d_hash);
-			if (!list_empty(&this->d_lru)) {
-				dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-				list_del_init(&this->d_lru);
-			}
-
-			/* 
-			 * move only zero ref count dentries to the end 
-			 * of the unused list for prune_dcache
-			 */
-			if (!atomic_read(&this->d_count)) {
-				list_add_tail(&this->d_lru, &dentry_unused);
-				dentry_stat.nr_unused++;
-				found++;
-			}
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-		prune_dcache(found, sb);
-	} while(found);
-}
-
 /*
  * Scan `nr' dentries and return the number which remain.
  *
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index b55b4ea..440128e 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
 	return simple_fill_super(sb, DEBUGFS_MAGIC, debug_files);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *debug_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				        int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					void *data)
+static int debug_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, debug_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, debug_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type debug_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/devfs/base.c b/fs/devfs/base.c
index 52f5059..51a97f1 100644
--- a/fs/devfs/base.c
+++ b/fs/devfs/base.c
@@ -2549,11 +2549,11 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }				/*  End Function devfs_fill_super  */
 
-static struct super_block *devfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					void *data)
+static int devfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, devfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, devfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type devfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 14c5620..f7aef5b 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *devpts_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int devpts_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, devpts_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, devpts_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type devpts_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/efs/super.c b/fs/efs/super.c
index dff623e..1ba5e14 100644
--- a/fs/efs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efs/super.c
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 static int efs_statfs(struct super_block *s, struct kstatfs *buf);
 static int efs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *d, int silent);
 
-static struct super_block *efs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int efs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, efs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, efs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type efs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 2695337..08e7e6a 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
 		   int maxevents, long timeout);
 static int eventpollfs_delete_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
 static struct inode *ep_eventpoll_inode(void);
-static struct super_block *eventpollfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					      int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					      void *data);
+static int eventpollfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			      int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			      void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
 
 /*
  * This semaphore is used to serialize ep_free() and eventpoll_release_file().
@@ -1595,11 +1595,12 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct super_block *
+static int
 eventpollfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-		   const char *dev_name, void *data)
+		   const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "eventpoll:", NULL, EVENTPOLLFS_MAGIC);
+	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "eventpoll:", NULL, EVENTPOLLFS_MAGIC,
+			     mnt);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 7e30bae..a4dfffa 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *ext2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int ext2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ext2_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ext2_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index f8a5266..657f8e7 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2646,10 +2646,10 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct super_block *ext3_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int ext3_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ext3_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ext3_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ext3_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
index b44c916..d76eeaa 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
@@ -241,10 +241,11 @@
 /*
  * The usual module blurb.
  */
-static struct super_block *vxfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int vxfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, vxfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, vxfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type vxfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 7627022..c91f0a5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -569,11 +569,11 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *fuse_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				       int flags, const char *dev_name,
-				       void *raw_data)
+static int fuse_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		       int flags, const char *dev_name,
+		       void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, raw_data, fuse_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, raw_data, fuse_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 1181d11..ee5b80a 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -413,10 +413,11 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *hfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				      int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int hfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		      int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data,
+		      struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 7843f79..0ed8b7e 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -450,10 +450,12 @@
 
 #define HFSPLUS_INODE_SIZE	sizeof(struct hfsplus_inode_info)
 
-static struct super_block *hfsplus_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					  int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int hfsplus_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			  int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data,
+			  struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hfsplus_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hfsplus_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hfsplus_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index bf0f8e1..04035e0 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -993,11 +993,11 @@
 	return(err);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *hostfs_read_sb(struct file_system_type *type,
-					     int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					     void *data)
+static int hostfs_read_sb(struct file_system_type *type,
+			  int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			  void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return(get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hostfs_fill_sb_common));
+	return get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hostfs_fill_sb_common, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hostfs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index d72d8c8..3b25cf3 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -662,10 +662,11 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *hpfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int hpfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hpfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, hpfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hpfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs_kern.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs_kern.c
index 5e6363b..ec43c22 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs_kern.c
@@ -769,11 +769,11 @@
 	return(err);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *hppfs_read_super(struct file_system_type *type,
-					     int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					     void *data)
+static int hppfs_read_super(struct file_system_type *type,
+			    int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			    void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return(get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hppfs_fill_super));
+	return get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hppfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hppfs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 3a5b4e9..4665c26 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -723,10 +723,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct super_block *hugetlbfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int hugetlbfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, hugetlbfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, hugetlbfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hugetlbfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/inotify_user.c b/fs/inotify_user.c
index 9e9931e..f238644 100644
--- a/fs/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/inotify_user.c
@@ -672,11 +672,11 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *
+static int
 inotify_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-	       const char *dev_name, void *data)
+	       const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-    return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "inotify", NULL, 0xBAD1DEA);
+	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "inotify", NULL, 0xBAD1DEA, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type inotify_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index 70adbb9..17268da 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -1399,10 +1399,11 @@
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *isofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int isofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, isofs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, isofs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type iso9660_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/jffs/inode-v23.c b/fs/jffs/inode-v23.c
index 020cc09..dd93a09 100644
--- a/fs/jffs/inode-v23.c
+++ b/fs/jffs/inode-v23.c
@@ -1785,10 +1785,11 @@
 	.remount_fs	= jffs_remount,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *jffs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int jffs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, jffs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, jffs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type jffs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index 9d05214..2378a66 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *jffs2_get_sb_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					      int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					      void *data, struct mtd_info *mtd)
+static int jffs2_get_sb_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			    int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			    void *data, struct mtd_info *mtd,
+			    struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct jffs2_sb_info *c;
@@ -121,19 +122,20 @@
 
 	c = kmalloc(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!c)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	memset(c, 0, sizeof(*c));
 	c->mtd = mtd;
 
 	sb = sget(fs_type, jffs2_sb_compare, jffs2_sb_set, c);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
-		goto out_put;
+		goto out_error;
 
 	if (sb->s_root) {
 		/* New mountpoint for JFFS2 which is already mounted */
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_get_sb_mtd(): Device %d (\"%s\") is already mounted\n",
 			  mtd->index, mtd->name));
+		ret = simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
@@ -161,44 +163,47 @@
 		/* Failure case... */
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 		deactivate_super(sb);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return sb;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, sb);
 
+out_error:
+	ret = PTR_ERR(sb);
  out_put:
 	kfree(c);
 	put_mtd_device(mtd);
 
-	return sb;
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					      int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					      void *data, int mtdnr)
+static int jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			      int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			      void *data, int mtdnr,
+			      struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 
 	mtd = get_mtd_device(NULL, mtdnr);
 	if (!mtd) {
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2: MTD device #%u doesn't appear to exist\n", mtdnr));
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return jffs2_get_sb_mtd(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtd);
+	return jffs2_get_sb_mtd(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtd, mnt);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *jffs2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					void *data)
+static int jffs2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	int mtdnr;
 
 	if (!dev_name)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_get_sb(): dev_name \"%s\"\n", dev_name));
 
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@
 				mtd = get_mtd_device(NULL, mtdnr);
 				if (mtd) {
 					if (!strcmp(mtd->name, dev_name+4))
-						return jffs2_get_sb_mtd(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtd);
+						return jffs2_get_sb_mtd(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtd, mnt);
 					put_mtd_device(mtd);
 				}
 			}
@@ -233,7 +238,7 @@
 			if (!*endptr) {
 				/* It was a valid number */
 				D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_get_sb(): mtd%%d, mtdnr %d\n", mtdnr));
-				return jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr);
+				return jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr, mnt);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@
 		  err, nd.dentry->d_inode));
 
 	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+		return err;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -269,11 +274,11 @@
 	mtdnr = iminor(nd.dentry->d_inode);
 	path_release(&nd);
 
-	return jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr);
+	return jffs2_get_sb_mtdnr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr, mnt);
 
 out:
 	path_release(&nd);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void jffs2_put_super (struct super_block *sb)
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index db6f41d..18a2813 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -565,10 +565,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct super_block *jfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, 
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int jfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, jfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, jfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static int jfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 7145ba7..7d70efa 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@
  * Common helper for pseudo-filesystems (sockfs, pipefs, bdev - stuff that
  * will never be mountable)
  */
-struct super_block *
-get_sb_pseudo(struct file_system_type *fs_type, char *name,
-	struct super_operations *ops, unsigned long magic)
+int get_sb_pseudo(struct file_system_type *fs_type, char *name,
+	struct super_operations *ops, unsigned long magic,
+	struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
 	static struct super_operations default_ops = {.statfs = simple_statfs};
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 	struct qstr d_name = {.name = name, .len = strlen(name)};
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return s;
+		return PTR_ERR(s);
 
 	s->s_flags = MS_NOUSER;
 	s->s_maxbytes = ~0ULL;
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@
 	d_instantiate(dentry, root);
 	s->s_root = dentry;
 	s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 
 Enomem:
 	up_write(&s->s_umount);
 	deactivate_super(s);
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 int simple_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 2dcccf1..14f24df 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -559,10 +559,11 @@
 		V2_minix_truncate(inode);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *minix_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int minix_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, minix_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, minix_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type minix_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/msdos/namei.c b/fs/msdos/namei.c
index 5b76ccd..9e44158 100644
--- a/fs/msdos/namei.c
+++ b/fs/msdos/namei.c
@@ -661,11 +661,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *msdos_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					void *data)
+static int msdos_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, msdos_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, msdos_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type msdos_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index bf478ad..c13072a5 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@
 	return mnt;
 }
 
+int simple_set_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	mnt->mnt_sb = sb;
+	mnt->mnt_root = dget(sb->s_root);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_set_mnt);
+
 void free_vfsmnt(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	kfree(mnt->mnt_devname);
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index a1f3e97..8db033f 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -957,10 +957,10 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *ncp_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int ncp_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ncp_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ncp_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ncp_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index d0b991a..ff645a9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1690,8 +1690,8 @@
 	return !nfs_compare_fh(&old->fh, &server->fh);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *nfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data)
+static int nfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NULL;
@@ -1699,14 +1699,14 @@
 	struct nfs_fh *root;
 	struct nfs_mount_data *data = raw_data;
 
-	s = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		dprintk("%s: missing data argument\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err_noserver;
 	}
 	if (data->version <= 0 || data->version > NFS_MOUNT_VERSION) {
 		dprintk("%s: bad mount version\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err_noserver;
 	}
 	switch (data->version) {
 		case 1:
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@
 				dprintk("%s: mount structure version %d does not support NFSv3\n",
 						__FUNCTION__,
 						data->version);
-				goto out_err;
+				goto out_err_noserver;
 			}
 			data->root.size = NFS2_FHSIZE;
 			memcpy(data->root.data, data->old_root.data, NFS2_FHSIZE);
@@ -1727,24 +1727,24 @@
 				dprintk("%s: mount structure version %d does not support strong security\n",
 						__FUNCTION__,
 						data->version);
-				goto out_err;
+				goto out_err_noserver;
 			}
 		case 5:
 			memset(data->context, 0, sizeof(data->context));
 	}
 #ifndef CONFIG_NFS_V3
 	/* If NFSv3 is not compiled in, return -EPROTONOSUPPORT */
-	s = ERR_PTR(-EPROTONOSUPPORT);
+	error = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 	if (data->flags & NFS_MOUNT_VER3) {
 		dprintk("%s: NFSv3 not compiled into kernel\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err_noserver;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3 */
 
-	s = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	error = -ENOMEM;
 	server = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nfs_server), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!server)
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err_noserver;
 	/* Zero out the NFS state stuff */
 	init_nfsv4_state(server);
 	server->client = server->client_sys = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@
 		root->size = data->root.size;
 	else
 		root->size = NFS2_FHSIZE;
-	s = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (root->size > sizeof(root->data)) {
 		dprintk("%s: invalid root filehandle\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1770,15 +1770,20 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Fire up rpciod if not yet running */
-	s = ERR_PTR(rpciod_up());
-	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-		dprintk("%s: couldn't start rpciod! Error = %ld\n",
-				__FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(s));
+	error = rpciod_up();
+	if (error < 0) {
+		dprintk("%s: couldn't start rpciod! Error = %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, error);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	s = sget(fs_type, nfs_compare_super, nfs_set_super, server);
-	if (IS_ERR(s) || s->s_root)
+	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(s);
+		goto out_err_rpciod;
+	}
+
+	if (s->s_root)
 		goto out_rpciod_down;
 
 	s->s_flags = flags;
@@ -1787,15 +1792,22 @@
 	if (error) {
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
 		deactivate_super(s);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		return error;
 	}
 	s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
+
 out_rpciod_down:
 	rpciod_down();
+	kfree(server);
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
+
+out_err_rpciod:
+	rpciod_down();
 out_err:
 	kfree(server);
-	return s;
+out_err_noserver:
+	return error;
 }
 
 static void nfs_kill_super(struct super_block *s)
@@ -2032,8 +2044,8 @@
 	return dst;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *nfs4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data)
+static int nfs4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct nfs_server *server;
@@ -2043,16 +2055,16 @@
 
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		dprintk("%s: missing data argument\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (data->version <= 0 || data->version > NFS4_MOUNT_VERSION) {
 		dprintk("%s: bad mount version\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	server = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nfs_server), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!server)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	/* Zero out the NFS state stuff */
 	init_nfsv4_state(server);
 	server->client = server->client_sys = server->client_acl = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -2074,33 +2086,41 @@
 
 	/* We now require that the mount process passes the remote address */
 	if (data->host_addrlen != sizeof(server->addr)) {
-		s = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 	if (copy_from_user(&server->addr, data->host_addr, sizeof(server->addr))) {
-		s = ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
+		error = -EFAULT;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 	if (server->addr.sin_family != AF_INET ||
 	    server->addr.sin_addr.s_addr == INADDR_ANY) {
 		dprintk("%s: mount program didn't pass remote IP address!\n",
 				__FUNCTION__);
-		s = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	/* Fire up rpciod if not yet running */
-	s = ERR_PTR(rpciod_up());
-	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
-		dprintk("%s: couldn't start rpciod! Error = %ld\n",
-				__FUNCTION__, PTR_ERR(s));
+	error = rpciod_up();
+	if (error < 0) {
+		dprintk("%s: couldn't start rpciod! Error = %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, error);
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	s = sget(fs_type, nfs4_compare_super, nfs_set_super, server);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(s) || s->s_root)
+	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(s);
 		goto out_free;
+	}
+
+	if (s->s_root) {
+		kfree(server->mnt_path);
+		kfree(server->hostname);
+		kfree(server);
+		return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
+	}
 
 	s->s_flags = flags;
 
@@ -2108,17 +2128,17 @@
 	if (error) {
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
 		deactivate_super(s);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		return error;
 	}
 	s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 out_err:
-	s = (struct super_block *)p;
+	error = PTR_ERR(p);
 out_free:
 	kfree(server->mnt_path);
 	kfree(server->hostname);
 	kfree(server);
-	return s;
+	return error;
 }
 
 static void nfs4_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 3ef017b..a1810e6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@
 	return simple_fill_super(sb, 0x6e667364, nfsd_files);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *nfsd_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int nfsd_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, nfsd_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, nfsd_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type nfsd_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 27833f6..d5d5e96 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -3093,10 +3093,11 @@
 /* Driver wide mutex. */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(ntfs_lock);
 
-static struct super_block *ntfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int ntfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ntfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ntfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ntfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
index 7e88e24..7273d9f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@
 	.getattr	= simple_getattr,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *dlmfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int dlmfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, dlmfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, dlmfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type dlmfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 949b3da..788b8b5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -672,12 +672,14 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *ocfs2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					int flags,
-					const char *dev_name,
-					void *data)
+static int ocfs2_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			int flags,
+			const char *dev_name,
+			void *data,
+			struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ocfs2_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ocfs2_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ocfs2_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
index 0f14276..464e2bc 100644
--- a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
@@ -1054,10 +1054,10 @@
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *openprom_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int openprom_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, openprom_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, openprom_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type openprom_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 5acd895..2035257 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -979,12 +979,11 @@
  * any operations on the root directory. However, we need a non-trivial
  * d_name - pipe: will go nicely and kill the special-casing in procfs.
  */
-
-static struct super_block *
-pipefs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-	      const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int pipefs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			 int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data,
+			 struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "pipe:", NULL, PIPEFS_MAGIC);
+	return get_sb_pseudo(fs_type, "pipe:", NULL, PIPEFS_MAGIC, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type pipe_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index c3fd361..9995356 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
 #endif
 
-static struct super_block *proc_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int proc_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, proc_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, proc_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type proc_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/inode.c b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
index 2ecd46f..e6cca5c 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -561,10 +561,11 @@
 		       "qnx4_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
 }
 
-static struct super_block *qnx4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int qnx4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, qnx4_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, qnx4_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type qnx4_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index 14bd224..b967733 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -185,16 +185,17 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct super_block *ramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+int ramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ramfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ramfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *rootfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int rootfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags|MS_NOUSER, data, ramfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags|MS_NOUSER, data, ramfs_fill_super,
+			    mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ramfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index cae2abb..f3ff41d3 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -2249,11 +2249,12 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct super_block *get_super_block(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-					   int flags, const char *dev_name,
-					   void *data)
+static int get_super_block(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+			   int flags, const char *dev_name,
+			   void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, reiserfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, reiserfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static int __init init_reiserfs_fs(void)
diff --git a/fs/romfs/inode.c b/fs/romfs/inode.c
index 9b9eda7..4d6cd66 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/inode.c
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@
 	.remount_fs	= romfs_remount,
 };
 
-static struct super_block *romfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int romfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, romfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, romfs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type romfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/inode.c b/fs/smbfs/inode.c
index fdeabc0..4a37c2bb 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *smb_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int smb_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, smb_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, smb_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type smb_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 9d5c2ad..324c2d2 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	if (root) {
 		sb->s_root = NULL;
 		shrink_dcache_parent(root);
-		shrink_dcache_anon(sb);
+		shrink_dcache_sb(sb);
 		dput(root);
 		fsync_super(sb);
 		lock_super(sb);
@@ -676,9 +676,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct super_block *get_sb_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+int get_sb_bdev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data,
-	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
+	struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *s;
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@
 
 	bdev = open_bdev_excl(dev_name, flags, fs_type);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
-		return (struct super_block *)bdev;
+		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 
 	/*
 	 * once the super is inserted into the list by sget, s_umount
@@ -697,15 +698,17 @@
 	s = sget(fs_type, test_bdev_super, set_bdev_super, bdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mount_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		goto out;
+		goto error_s;
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
 		if ((flags ^ s->s_flags) & MS_RDONLY) {
 			up_write(&s->s_umount);
 			deactivate_super(s);
-			s = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+			error = -EBUSY;
+			goto error_bdev;
 		}
-		goto out;
+
+		close_bdev_excl(bdev);
 	} else {
 		char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
@@ -716,18 +719,21 @@
 		if (error) {
 			up_write(&s->s_umount);
 			deactivate_super(s);
-			s = ERR_PTR(error);
-		} else {
-			s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-			bdev_uevent(bdev, KOBJ_MOUNT);
+			goto error;
 		}
+
+		s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
+		bdev_uevent(bdev, KOBJ_MOUNT);
 	}
 
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 
-out:
+error_s:
+	error = PTR_ERR(s);
+error_bdev:
 	close_bdev_excl(bdev);
-	return s;
+error:
+	return error;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_sb_bdev);
@@ -744,15 +750,16 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_block_super);
 
-struct super_block *get_sb_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+int get_sb_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, void *data,
-	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
+	struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return s;
+		return PTR_ERR(s);
 
 	s->s_flags = flags;
 
@@ -760,10 +767,10 @@
 	if (error) {
 		up_write(&s->s_umount);
 		deactivate_super(s);
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
+		return error;
 	}
 	s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_sb_nodev);
@@ -773,94 +780,102 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct super_block *get_sb_single(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+int get_sb_single(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, void *data,
-	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
+	struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct super_block *s;
 	int error;
 
 	s = sget(fs_type, compare_single, set_anon_super, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return s;
+		return PTR_ERR(s);
 	if (!s->s_root) {
 		s->s_flags = flags;
 		error = fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 		if (error) {
 			up_write(&s->s_umount);
 			deactivate_super(s);
-			return ERR_PTR(error);
+			return error;
 		}
 		s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
 	}
 	do_remount_sb(s, flags, data, 0);
-	return s;
+	return simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_sb_single);
 
 struct vfsmount *
-do_kern_mount(const char *fstype, int flags, const char *name, void *data)
+vfs_kern_mount(struct file_system_type *type, int flags, const char *name, void *data)
 {
-	struct file_system_type *type = get_fs_type(fstype);
-	struct super_block *sb = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
-	int error;
 	char *secdata = NULL;
+	int error;
 
 	if (!type)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
 	mnt = alloc_vfsmnt(name);
 	if (!mnt)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (data) {
 		secdata = alloc_secdata();
-		if (!secdata) {
-			sb = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		if (!secdata)
 			goto out_mnt;
-		}
 
 		error = security_sb_copy_data(type, data, secdata);
-		if (error) {
-			sb = ERR_PTR(error);
+		if (error)
 			goto out_free_secdata;
-		}
 	}
 
-	sb = type->get_sb(type, flags, name, data);
-	if (IS_ERR(sb))
+	error = type->get_sb(type, flags, name, data, mnt);
+	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_free_secdata;
- 	error = security_sb_kern_mount(sb, secdata);
+
+ 	error = security_sb_kern_mount(mnt->mnt_sb, secdata);
  	if (error)
  		goto out_sb;
-	mnt->mnt_sb = sb;
-	mnt->mnt_root = dget(sb->s_root);
-	mnt->mnt_mountpoint = sb->s_root;
+
+	mnt->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt_root;
 	mnt->mnt_parent = mnt;
-	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
+	up_write(&mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
 	free_secdata(secdata);
-	put_filesystem(type);
 	return mnt;
 out_sb:
-	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
-	deactivate_super(sb);
-	sb = ERR_PTR(error);
+	dput(mnt->mnt_root);
+	up_write(&mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
+	deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
 out_free_secdata:
 	free_secdata(secdata);
 out_mnt:
 	free_vfsmnt(mnt);
 out:
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_kern_mount);
+
+struct vfsmount *
+do_kern_mount(const char *fstype, int flags, const char *name, void *data)
+{
+	struct file_system_type *type = get_fs_type(fstype);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	if (!type)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	mnt = vfs_kern_mount(type, flags, name, data);
 	put_filesystem(type);
-	return (struct vfsmount *)sb;
+	return mnt;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(do_kern_mount);
 
 struct vfsmount *kern_mount(struct file_system_type *type)
 {
-	return do_kern_mount(type->name, 0, type->name, NULL);
+	return vfs_kern_mount(type, 0, type->name, NULL);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_mount);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index f1117e8..40190c4 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *sysfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int sysfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, sysfs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, sysfs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type sysfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/sysv/super.c b/fs/sysv/super.c
index e92b991..876639b 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/super.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/super.c
@@ -506,16 +506,17 @@
 
 /* Every kernel module contains stuff like this. */
 
-static struct super_block *sysv_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int sysv_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, sysv_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, sysv_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
-static struct super_block *v7_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int v7_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, v7_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, v7_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type sysv_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index e45789f..2250774 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@
 static int udf_statfs(struct super_block *, struct kstatfs *);
 
 /* UDF filesystem type */
-static struct super_block *udf_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int udf_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, udf_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, udf_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type udf_fstype = {
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index db98a4c..768fb8d9e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1311,10 +1311,10 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct super_block *ufs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
+static int ufs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ufs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, ufs_fill_super, mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ufs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index a56cec3..9a8f48b 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -1023,11 +1023,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct super_block *vfat_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-				       int flags, const char *dev_name,
-				       void *data)
+static int vfat_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		       int flags, const char *dev_name,
+		       void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, vfat_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, vfat_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type vfat_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index f2a0778..d03c89a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -853,14 +853,16 @@
 	return -error;
 }
 
-STATIC struct super_block *
+STATIC int
 xfs_fs_get_sb(
 	struct file_system_type	*fs_type,
 	int			flags,
 	const char		*dev_name,
-	void			*data)
+	void			*data,
+	struct vfsmount		*mnt)
 {
-	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, xfs_fs_fill_super);
+	return get_sb_bdev(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, xfs_fs_fill_super,
+			   mnt);
 }
 
 STATIC struct super_operations xfs_super_operations = {