mount-ro protection. So make mnt_want_write() and mnt_drop_write() (and their _file alternative) prevent freezing as well. For the few cases that are really interested only in remount-ro protection provide new function variants. BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897421 Tested-by: Kamal Mostafa Tested-by: Peter M. Petrakis Tested-by: Dann Frazier Tested-by: Massimo Morana Signed-off-by: Jan Kara Signed-off-by: Al Viro X7FÙé