1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
index cd8e2df3c295..d489fcc86713 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void threads_stop(void)
 	dlm_astd_stop();
 }
 
-static int new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
+static int new_lockspace(const char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 			 uint32_t flags, int lvblen)
 {
 	struct dlm_ls *ls;
@@ -419,16 +419,14 @@ static int new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 			break;
 		}
 		ls->ls_create_count++;
-		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-		error = 1; /* not an error, return 0 */
+		*lockspace = ls;
+		error = 1;
 		break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&lslist_lock);
 
-	if (error < 0)
-		goto out;
 	if (error)
-		goto ret_zero;
+		goto out;
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -583,7 +581,6 @@ static int new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 	dlm_create_debug_file(ls);
 
 	log_debug(ls, "join complete");
- ret_zero:
 	*lockspace = ls;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -614,7 +611,7 @@ static int new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 	return error;
 }
 
-int dlm_new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
+int dlm_new_lockspace(const char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 		      uint32_t flags, int lvblen)
 {
 	int error = 0;
@@ -628,7 +625,9 @@ int dlm_new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 	error = new_lockspace(name, namelen, lockspace, flags, lvblen);
 	if (!error)
 		ls_count++;
-	else if (!ls_count)
+	if (error > 0)
+		error = 0;
+	if (!ls_count)
 		threads_stop();
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ls_lock);