diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index e916e3d3648..0d049202808 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ members are defined:
 struct file_system_type {
 	const char *name;
 	int fs_flags;
-        struct dentry (*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
+        struct dentry *(*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
                        const char *, void *);
         void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *);
         struct module *owner;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 94eb05b1afd..58fc65f5c81 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -106,16 +106,14 @@ static int mtdchar_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 
 	if (mtd->type == MTD_ABSENT) {
-		put_mtd_device(mtd);
 		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
+		goto out1;
 	}
 
 	mtd_ino = iget_locked(mnt->mnt_sb, devnum);
 	if (!mtd_ino) {
-		put_mtd_device(mtd);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
+		goto out1;
 	}
 	if (mtd_ino->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		mtd_ino->i_private = mtd;
@@ -127,23 +125,25 @@ static int mtdchar_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	/* You can't open it RW if it's not a writeable device */
 	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !(mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE)) {
-		iput(mtd_ino);
-		put_mtd_device(mtd);
 		ret = -EACCES;
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 	}
 
 	mfi = kzalloc(sizeof(*mfi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mfi) {
-		iput(mtd_ino);
-		put_mtd_device(mtd);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 	}
 	mfi->ino = mtd_ino;
 	mfi->mtd = mtd;
 	file->private_data = mfi;
+	mutex_unlock(&mtd_mutex);
+	return 0;
 
+out2:
+	iput(mtd_ino);
+out1:
+	put_mtd_device(mtd);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mtd_mutex);
 	simple_release_fs(&mnt, &count);
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 358094f0433..18d08f5db53 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, unsigned long magic,
 	return 0;
 out:
 	d_genocide(root);
+	shrink_dcache_parent(root);
 	dput(root);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }