Index: v268/fs/devpts/inode.c =================================================================== --- v268.orig/fs/devpts/inode.c +++ v268/fs/devpts/inode.c @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ struct tty_struct *devpts_get_tty(int nu dentry->d_inode->u.generic_ip; up(&devpts_root->d_inode->i_sem); + dput(dentry); return tty; }