diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 343e5c1..2c6cdea 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -740,7 +740,14 @@ void iterate_supers_type(struct file_system_type *type,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iterate_supers_type);
 
-struct super_block *__get_super(struct block_device *bdev, bool excl)
+/**
+ * get_super - get the superblock of a device
+ * @bdev: device to get the superblock for
+ *
+ * Scans the superblock list and finds the superblock of the file system
+ * mounted on the device given. %NULL is returned if no match is found.
+ */
+struct super_block *get_super(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 
@@ -755,17 +762,11 @@ struct super_block *__get_super(struct block_device *bdev, bool excl)
 		if (sb->s_bdev == bdev) {
 			sb->s_count++;
 			spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-			if (!excl)
-				down_read(&sb->s_umount);
-			else
-				down_write(&sb->s_umount);
+			down_read(&sb->s_umount);
 			/* still alive? */
 			if (sb->s_root && (sb->s_flags & SB_BORN))
 				return sb;
-			if (!excl)
-				up_read(&sb->s_umount);
-			else
-				up_write(&sb->s_umount);
+			up_read(&sb->s_umount);
 			/* nope, got unmounted */
 			spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 			__put_super(sb);
@@ -777,19 +778,6 @@ struct super_block *__get_super(struct block_device *bdev, bool excl)
 }
 
 /**
- *	get_super - get the superblock of a device
- *	@bdev: device to get the superblock for
- *
- *	Scans the superblock list and finds the superblock of the file system
- *	mounted on the device given. %NULL is returned if no match is found.
- */
-struct super_block *get_super(struct block_device *bdev)
-{
-	return __get_super(bdev, false);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_super);
-
-/**
  * get_active_super - get an active reference to the superblock of a device
  * @bdev: device to get the superblock for
  *
@@ -820,7 +808,7 @@ struct super_block *get_active_super(struct block_device *bdev)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t dev)
+struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t dev, bool excl)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 
@@ -832,11 +820,17 @@ struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t dev)
 		if (sb->s_dev ==  dev) {
 			sb->s_count++;
 			spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
-			down_read(&sb->s_umount);
+			if (excl)
+				down_write(&sb->s_umount);
+			else
+				down_read(&sb->s_umount);
 			/* still alive? */
 			if (sb->s_root && (sb->s_flags & SB_BORN))
 				return sb;
-			up_read(&sb->s_umount);
+			if (excl)
+				up_write(&sb->s_umount);
+			else
+				up_read(&sb->s_umount);
 			/* nope, got unmounted */
 			spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 			__put_super(sb);