if (IS_ERR(dchild))
return nfserrno(host_err);
err = fh_compose(resfhp, fhp->fh_export, dchild, fhp);
- if (err) {
- dput(dchild);
+ /*
+ * We unconditionally drop our ref to dchild as fh_compose will have
+ * already grabbed its own ref for it.
+ */
+ dput(dchild);
+ if (err)
return err;
- }
return nfsd_create_locked(rqstp, fhp, fname, flen, iap, type,
rdev, resfhp);
}