diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index d4a094ca96f3..17b3211e3641 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -757,9 +757,9 @@ spufs_create_root(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 		goto out_iput;
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto out_iput;
+		goto out;
 
 	return 0;
 out_iput:
diff --git a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
index 8a2a887478cc..6a2cb560e968 100644
--- a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
@@ -293,11 +293,9 @@ static int hypfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	root_inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	root_inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
-	sb->s_root = root_dentry = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
-	if (!root_dentry) {
-		iput(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = root_dentry = d_make_root(root_inode);
+	if (!root_dentry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	if (MACHINE_IS_VM)
 		rc = hypfs_vm_create_files(sb, root_dentry);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
index 35361753b487..15f24f362208 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
@@ -129,11 +129,9 @@ static int ibmasmfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	root->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	root->i_fop = ibmasmfs_dir_ops;
 
-	root_dentry = d_alloc_root(root);
-	if (!root_dentry) {
-		iput(root);
+	root_dentry = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!root_dentry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
 
 	ibmasmfs_create_files(sb, root_dentry);
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c b/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
index 2f0aa0f700e6..277bb70b8d75 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
@@ -251,11 +251,9 @@ static int oprofilefs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	root_inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	root_inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
-	root_dentry = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
-	if (!root_dentry) {
-		iput(root_inode);
+	root_dentry = d_make_root(root_inode);
+	if (!root_dentry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index 9e186f3da839..bdaef8e36020 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -462,16 +462,9 @@ static int usbfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_op = &usbfs_ops;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	inode = usbfs_get_inode(sb, S_IFDIR | 0755, 0);
-
-	if (!inode) {
-		dbg("%s: could not get inode!",__func__);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
 		dbg("%s: could not get root dentry!",__func__);
-		iput(inode);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	sb->s_root = root;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
index f63dc6c150d2..d825b248728a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
@@ -1063,13 +1063,9 @@ static int ffs_sb_fill(struct super_block *sb, void *_data, int silent)
 				  &simple_dir_operations,
 				  &simple_dir_inode_operations,
 				  &data->perms);
-	if (unlikely(!inode))
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (unlikely(!sb->s_root))
 		goto Enomem;
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (unlikely(!sb->s_root)) {
-		iput(inode);
-		goto Enomem;
-	}
 
 	/* EP0 file */
 	if (unlikely(!ffs_sb_create_file(sb, "ep0", ffs,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
index ae04266dba1b..c95eea43b637 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
@@ -2059,10 +2059,8 @@ gadgetfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *opts, int silent)
 	if (!inode)
 		goto Enomem;
 	inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
-	if (!(sb->s_root = d_alloc_root (inode))) {
-		iput(inode);
+	if (!(sb->s_root = d_make_root (inode)))
 		goto Enomem;
-	}
 
 	/* the ep0 file is named after the controller we expect;
 	 * user mode code can use it for sanity checks, like we do.
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 7b0cd87b07c2..10b7d3c9dba8 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -155,9 +155,8 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		goto release_sb;
 	}
 
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto release_sb;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/adfs/super.c b/fs/adfs/super.c
index 8e3b36ace305..06fdcc9382c4 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/super.c
@@ -483,10 +483,9 @@ static int adfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	sb->s_d_op = &adfs_dentry_operations;
 	root = adfs_iget(sb, &root_obj);
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		int i;
-		iput(root);
 		for (i = 0; i < asb->s_map_size; i++)
 			brelse(asb->s_map[i].dm_bh);
 		kfree(asb->s_map);
diff --git a/fs/affs/super.c b/fs/affs/super.c
index 8ba73fed7964..0782653a05a2 100644
--- a/fs/affs/super.c
+++ b/fs/affs/super.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ got_root:
 	root_inode = affs_iget(sb, root_block);
 	if (IS_ERR(root_inode)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(root_inode);
-		goto out_error_noinode;
+		goto out_error;
 	}
 
 	if (AFFS_SB(sb)->s_flags & SF_INTL)
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ got_root:
 	else
 		sb->s_d_op = &affs_dentry_operations;
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "AFFS: Get root inode failed\n");
 		goto out_error;
@@ -494,9 +494,6 @@ got_root:
 	 * Begin the cascaded cleanup ...
 	 */
 out_error:
-	if (root_inode)
-		iput(root_inode);
-out_error_noinode:
 	kfree(sbi->s_bitmap);
 	affs_brelse(root_bh);
 	kfree(sbi->s_prefix);
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index 983ec59fc80d..f02b31e7e648 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static int afs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 {
 	struct afs_super_info *as = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct afs_fid fid;
-	struct dentry *root = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -327,18 +326,16 @@ static int afs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 		set_bit(AFS_VNODE_AUTOCELL, &AFS_FS_I(inode)->flags);
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto error;
 
 	sb->s_d_op = &afs_fs_dentry_operations;
-	sb->s_root = root;
 
 	_leave(" = 0");
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	iput(inode);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index 06858d955120..d8dc002e9cc3 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -247,12 +247,9 @@ int autofs4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	if (!ino)
 		goto fail_free;
 	root_inode = autofs4_get_inode(s, S_IFDIR | 0755);
-	if (!root_inode)
-		goto fail_ino;
-
-	root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!root)
-		goto fail_iput;
+		goto fail_ino;
 	pipe = NULL;
 
 	root->d_fsdata = ino;
@@ -317,9 +314,6 @@ fail_fput:
 fail_dput:
 	dput(root);
 	goto fail_free;
-fail_iput:
-	printk("autofs: get root dentry failed\n");
-	iput(root_inode);
 fail_ino:
 	kfree(ino);
 fail_free:
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 6e6d536767fe..e18da23d42b5 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -852,9 +852,8 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(root);
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		befs_error(sb, "get root inode failed");
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/bfs/inode.c b/fs/bfs/inode.c
index b0391bc402b1..e23dc7c8b884 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -367,9 +367,8 @@ static int bfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto out2;
 	}
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!s->s_root) {
-		iput(inode);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out2;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 3ce97b217cbe..81df3fec6a6d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 			    void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *root_dentry;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int err;
@@ -660,15 +659,12 @@ static int btrfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto fail_close;
 	}
 
-	root_dentry = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root_dentry) {
-		iput(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_close;
 	}
 
-	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
-
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 	cleancache_init_fs(sb);
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index 00de2c9568cd..256f85221926 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -655,9 +655,8 @@ static struct dentry *open_root_dentry(struct ceph_fs_client *fsc,
 		dout("open_root_inode success\n");
 		if (ceph_ino(inode) == CEPH_INO_ROOT &&
 		    fsc->sb->s_root == NULL) {
-			root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+			root = d_make_root(inode);
 			if (!root) {
-				iput(inode);
 				root = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 				goto out;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 8b7d7ff88792..418fc42fb8b2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -122,11 +122,9 @@ cifs_read_super(struct super_block *sb)
 		goto out_no_root;
 	}
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		iput(inode);
 		goto out_no_root;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index 32dafc875c14..05156c17b551 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ static int coda_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	printk("coda_read_super: rootinode is %ld dev %s\n", 
 	       root->i_ino, root->i_sb->s_id);
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/configfs/mount.c b/fs/configfs/mount.c
index 276e15cafd58..07f60455f1c1 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/mount.c
@@ -91,10 +91,9 @@ static int configfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
 		pr_debug("%s: could not get root dentry!\n",__func__);
-		iput(inode);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	config_group_init(&configfs_root_group);
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/inode.c b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
index a2ee8f9f5a38..853480d2b3d1 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
@@ -318,11 +318,9 @@ static int cramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	root = get_cramfs_inode(sb, &super.root, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(root))
 		goto out;
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
-	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	return 0;
 out:
 	kfree(sbi);
diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index c4e2a58a2e82..57dae0baedf2 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -309,12 +309,11 @@ devpts_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
 	set_nlink(inode, 2);
 
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (s->s_root)
 		return 0;
 
 	printk(KERN_ERR "devpts: get root dentry failed\n");
-	iput(inode);
 
 fail:
 	return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index b4a6befb1216..6e0e017e6932 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -550,9 +550,8 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		goto out_free;
 
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!s->s_root) {
-		iput(inode);
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/efs/super.c b/fs/efs/super.c
index 981106429a9f..e755ec746c69 100644
--- a/fs/efs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efs/super.c
@@ -317,10 +317,9 @@ static int efs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *d, int silent)
 		goto out_no_fs;
 	}
 
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!(s->s_root)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "EFS: get root dentry failed\n");
-		iput(root);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_no_fs;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 6cafcadfc3c8..7f2b590a36b7 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -819,9 +819,8 @@ static int exofs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(root);
 		goto free_sbi;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		EXOFS_ERR("ERROR: get root inode failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_sbi;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 9f6766a3ac1e..e1025c7a437a 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1088,9 +1088,8 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto failed_mount3;
 	}
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		ext2_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: get root inode failed");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_mount3;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 726c7ef6cdf1..e0b45b93327b 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2046,10 +2046,9 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: corrupt root inode, run e2fsck");
 		goto failed_mount3;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: get root dentry failed");
-		iput(root);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_mount3;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 502c61fd7392..d2baea7bcf30 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -3735,9 +3735,8 @@ no_journal:
 		iput(root);
 		goto failed_mount4;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "get root dentry failed");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_mount4;
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
index 9d1c99558389..d4fabd26084e 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_super.c
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ static int vxfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sbp, void *dp, int silent)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(root);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	sbp->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sbp->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sbp->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "vxfs: unable to get root dentry.\n");
 		goto out_free_ilist;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 64cf8d07393e..4aec5995867e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -988,14 +988,9 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	root = fuse_get_root_inode(sb, d.rootmode);
-	if (!root)
+	root_dentry = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!root_dentry)
 		goto err_put_conn;
-
-	root_dentry = d_alloc_root(root);
-	if (!root_dentry) {
-		iput(root);
-		goto err_put_conn;
-	}
 	/* only now - we want root dentry with NULL ->d_op */
 	sb->s_d_op = &fuse_dentry_operations;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 24f609c9ef91..10e848c6d1b5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -431,10 +431,9 @@ static int gfs2_lookup_root(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry **dptr,
 		fs_err(sdp, "can't read in %s inode: %ld\n", name, PTR_ERR(inode));
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 	}
-	dentry = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	dentry = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!dentry) {
 		fs_err(sdp, "can't alloc %s dentry\n", name);
-		iput(inode);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	*dptr = dentry;
diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 8137fb3e6780..7b4c537d6e13 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -430,15 +430,13 @@ static int hfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	sb->s_d_op = &hfs_dentry_operations;
 	res = -ENOMEM;
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto bail_iput;
+		goto bail_no_root;
 
 	/* everything's okay */
 	return 0;
 
-bail_iput:
-	iput(root_inode);
 bail_no_root:
 	printk(KERN_ERR "hfs: get root inode failed.\n");
 bail:
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index e130bd46d671..588d45885a6f 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -966,9 +966,9 @@ static int hostfs_fill_sb_common(struct super_block *sb, void *d, int silent)
 	}
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (sb->s_root == NULL)
-		goto out_put;
+		goto out;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index 3690467c944e..54f6eccb79d9 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -625,11 +625,9 @@ static int hpfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *options, int silent)
 	hpfs_init_inode(root);
 	hpfs_read_inode(root);
 	unlock_new_inode(root);
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
-	if (!s->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!s->s_root)
 		goto bail0;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * find the root directory's . pointer & finish filling in the inode
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index d92f4ce80925..a80e45a690ac 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -726,17 +726,12 @@ static int hppfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *d, int silent)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	root_inode = get_inode(sb, dget(proc_mnt->mnt_root));
-	if (!root_inode)
-		goto out_mntput;
-
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto out_iput;
+		goto out_mntput;
 
 	return 0;
 
- out_iput:
-	iput(root_inode);
  out_mntput:
 	mntput(proc_mnt);
  out:
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 1e85a7ac0217..81932fa1861a 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -831,8 +831,6 @@ bad_val:
 static int
 hugetlbfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	struct inode * inode;
-	struct dentry * root;
 	int ret;
 	struct hugetlbfs_config config;
 	struct hugetlbfs_sb_info *sbinfo;
@@ -865,16 +863,9 @@ hugetlbfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_magic = HUGETLBFS_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &hugetlbfs_ops;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
-	inode = hugetlbfs_get_root(sb, &config);
-	if (!inode)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(hugetlbfs_get_root(sb, &config));
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_free;
-
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-	sb->s_root = root;
 	return 0;
 out_free:
 	kfree(sbinfo);
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index bd62c76fb5df..29037c365ba4 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -947,9 +947,8 @@ root_found:
 	s->s_d_op = &isofs_dentry_ops[table];
 
 	/* get the root dentry */
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!(s->s_root)) {
-		iput(inode);
 		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_no_inode;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/fs.c b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
index 2e0123867cb1..c0d5c9d770da 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/fs.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
@@ -561,9 +561,9 @@ int jffs2_do_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_do_fill_super(): d_alloc_root()\n"));
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_i);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_i);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto out_root_i;
+		goto out_root;
 
 	sb->s_maxbytes = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
@@ -573,8 +573,6 @@ int jffs2_do_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		jffs2_start_garbage_collect_thread(c);
 	return 0;
 
- out_root_i:
-	iput(root_i);
 out_root:
 	jffs2_free_ino_caches(c);
 	jffs2_free_raw_node_refs(c);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 4661ad705130..b3bb95504479 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int jfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto out_no_rw;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_no_root;
 
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ static int jfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 out_no_root:
 	jfs_err("jfs_read_super: get root dentry failed");
-	iput(inode);
 
 out_no_rw:
 	rc = jfs_umount(sb);
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 5b2dbb3ba4fc..7c895a763a1e 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -491,11 +491,9 @@ int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, unsigned long magic,
 	inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
 	set_nlink(inode, 2);
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	for (i = 0; !files->name || files->name[0]; i++, files++) {
 		if (!files->name)
 			continue;
diff --git a/fs/logfs/super.c b/fs/logfs/super.c
index b1a491a5fe78..7de18c3021fe 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/super.c
@@ -315,11 +315,9 @@ static int logfs_get_sb_final(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (IS_ERR(rootdir))
 		goto fail;
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(rootdir);
-	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(rootdir);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(rootdir);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto fail;
-	}
 
 	/* at that point we know that ->put_super() will be called */
 	super->s_erase_page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, 0);
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 3d1e34f8a68e..49df0e7f8379 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -716,13 +716,11 @@ static int ncp_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *raw_data, int silent)
         if (!root_inode)
 		goto out_disconnect;
 	DPRINTK("ncp_fill_super: root vol=%d\n", NCP_FINFO(root_inode)->volNumber);
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
         if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto out_no_root;
+		goto out_disconnect;
 	return 0;
 
-out_no_root:
-	iput(root_inode);
 out_disconnect:
 	ncp_lock_server(server);
 	ncp_disconnect(server);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/getroot.c b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
index dcb61548887f..801d6d830787 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ static int nfs_superblock_set_dummy_root(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *i
 {
 	/* The mntroot acts as the dummy root dentry for this superblock */
 	if (sb->s_root == NULL) {
-		sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-		if (sb->s_root == NULL) {
-			iput(inode);
+		sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+		if (sb->s_root == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 		ihold(inode);
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that this dentry is invisible to d_find_alias().
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 1fc9ad3c1d14..1099a76cee59 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -917,9 +917,8 @@ static int nilfs_get_root_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (root->cno == NILFS_CPTREE_CURRENT_CNO) {
 		dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
 		if (!dentry) {
-			dentry = d_alloc_root(inode);
+			dentry = d_make_root(inode);
 			if (!dentry) {
-				iput(inode);
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto failed_dentry;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index abfac0d7ae9c..3b5825ef3193 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -582,24 +582,14 @@ static int dlmfs_fill_super(struct super_block * sb,
 			    void * data,
 			    int silent)
 {
-	struct inode * inode;
-	struct dentry * root;
-
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	sb->s_magic = DLMFS_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &dlmfs_ops;
-	inode = dlmfs_get_root_inode(sb);
-	if (!inode)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(dlmfs_get_root_inode(sb));
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sb->s_root = root;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 2b1184f7097f..337687c3e233 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1166,9 +1166,8 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto read_super_error;
 	}
 
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
 		status = -ENOMEM;
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto read_super_error;
diff --git a/fs/omfs/inode.c b/fs/omfs/inode.c
index 6065bb0ba207..dbc842222589 100644
--- a/fs/omfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/omfs/inode.c
@@ -539,11 +539,9 @@ static int omfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto out_brelse_bh2;
 	}
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
-	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_brelse_bh2;
-	}
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "omfs: Mounted volume %s\n", omfs_rb->r_name);
 
 	ret = 0;
diff --git a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
index a88c03bc749d..bc49c975d501 100644
--- a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
@@ -408,13 +408,12 @@ static int openprom_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	oi->type = op_inode_node;
 	oi->u.node = of_find_node_by_path("/");
 
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!s->s_root)
 		goto out_no_root_dentry;
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_root_dentry:
-	iput(root_inode);
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 out_no_root:
 	printk("openprom_fill_super: get root inode failed\n");
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index a70af3a44f45..8461a7b82fdb 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 
 int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *s)
 {
-	struct inode * root_inode;
-
 	s->s_flags |= MS_NODIRATIME | MS_NOSUID | MS_NOEXEC;
 	s->s_blocksize = 1024;
 	s->s_blocksize_bits = 10;
@@ -496,17 +494,10 @@ int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *s)
 	s->s_time_gran = 1;
 	
 	pde_get(&proc_root);
-	root_inode = proc_get_inode(s, &proc_root);
-	if (!root_inode)
-		goto out_no_root;
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
-	if (!s->s_root) {
-		iput(root_inode);
-		goto out_no_root;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(proc_get_inode(s, &proc_root));
+	if (s->s_root)
+		return 0;
 
-out_no_root:
 	printk("proc_read_super: get root inode failed\n");
 	pde_put(&proc_root);
 	return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index b3b426edb2fd..ec7d1fb6f35a 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int pstore_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	/* override ramfs "dir" options so we catch unlink(2) */
 	inode->i_op = &pstore_dir_inode_operations;
 
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	sb->s_root = root;
 	if (!root) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ int pstore_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/inode.c b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
index 6b009548d2e0..db18d866d981 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -260,15 +260,13 @@ static int qnx4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
  	}
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
- 	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+ 	s->s_root = d_make_root(root);
  	if (s->s_root == NULL)
- 		goto outi;
+ 		goto outb;
 
 	brelse(bh);
 	return 0;
 
-      outi:
-	iput(root);
       outb:
 	kfree(qs->BitMap);
       out:
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index aec766abe3af..b6612d2ed718 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct ramfs_fs_info *fsi;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
-	struct dentry *root;
 	int err;
 
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
@@ -234,14 +233,8 @@ int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_time_gran		= 1;
 
 	inode = ramfs_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | fsi->mount_opts.mode, 0);
-	if (!inode) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	sb->s_root = root;
-	if (!root) {
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -250,7 +243,6 @@ int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 fail:
 	kfree(fsi);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-	iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index e12d8b97cd4d..208dfd144409 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -1874,11 +1874,9 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		unlock_new_inode(root_inode);
 	}
 
-	s->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
-	if (!s->s_root) {
-		iput(root_inode);
+	s->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
+	if (!s->s_root)
 		goto error;
-	}
 	// define and initialize hash function
 	sbi->s_hash_function = hash_function(s);
 	if (sbi->s_hash_function == NULL) {
diff --git a/fs/romfs/super.c b/fs/romfs/super.c
index bb36ab74eb45..e64f6b5f7ae5 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/super.c
@@ -538,14 +538,12 @@ static int romfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (IS_ERR(root))
 		goto error;
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto error_i;
+		goto error;
 
 	return 0;
 
-error_i:
-	iput(root);
 error:
 	return -EINVAL;
 error_rsb_inval:
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/super.c b/fs/squashfs/super.c
index ecaa2f7bdb8f..970b1167e7cb 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/super.c
@@ -316,11 +316,10 @@ check_directory_table:
 	}
 	insert_inode_hash(root);
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (sb->s_root == NULL) {
 		ERROR("Root inode create failed\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		iput(root);
 		goto failed_mount;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index e34f0d99ea4e..2243f8ec64d5 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 
 	/* instantiate and link root dentry */
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
 		pr_debug("%s: could not get root dentry!\n",__func__);
-		iput(inode);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	root->d_fsdata = &sysfs_root;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/super.c b/fs/sysv/super.c
index f467740e088c..7491c33b6468 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/super.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/super.c
@@ -341,9 +341,8 @@ static int complete_read_super(struct super_block *sb, int silent, int size)
 		printk("SysV FS: get root inode failed\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(root_inode);
 		printk("SysV FS: get root dentry failed\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 63765d58445b..76e4e0566ad6 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -2076,15 +2076,13 @@ static int ubifs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto out_umount;
 	}
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
-		goto out_iput;
+		goto out_umount;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&c->umount_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
-out_iput:
-	iput(root);
 out_umount:
 	ubifs_umount(c);
 out_unlock:
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 8d8b25336fbb..85067b4c7e14 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -2037,10 +2037,9 @@ static int udf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *options, int silent)
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate a dentry for the root inode */
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		udf_err(sb, "Couldn't allocate root dentry\n");
-		iput(inode);
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index ec25d09fcaa8..f636f6b460d0 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ magic_found:
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto failed;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto dalloc_failed;
+		goto failed;
 	}
 
 	ufs_setup_cstotal(sb);
@@ -1181,8 +1181,6 @@ magic_found:
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return 0;
 
-dalloc_failed:
-	iput(inode);
 failed:
 	if (ubh)
 		ubh_brelse_uspi (uspi);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 0e4c5c017fba..baf40e378d35 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1362,10 +1362,10 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 		error = EINVAL;
 		goto out_syncd_stop;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		error = ENOMEM;
-		goto out_iput;
+		goto out_syncd_stop;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1384,8 +1384,6 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
  out:
 	return -error;
 
- out_iput:
-	iput(root);
  out_syncd_stop:
 	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
  out_unmount:
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 86ee272de210..28bd64ddeda3 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -188,30 +188,20 @@ static int mqueue_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ipc_namespace *ns = data;
-	int error;
 
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	sb->s_magic = MQUEUE_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &mqueue_super_ops;
 
-	inode = mqueue_get_inode(sb, ns, S_IFDIR | S_ISVTX | S_IRWXUGO,
-				NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(inode);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	inode = mqueue_get_inode(sb, ns, S_IFDIR | S_ISVTX | S_IRWXUGO, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
+		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		iput(inode);
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	error = 0;
-
-out:
-	return error;
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *mqueue_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index a5d3b5325f77..711c1a30ceaa 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1472,7 +1472,6 @@ static int cgroup_get_rootdir(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	struct inode *inode =
 		cgroup_new_inode(S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO | S_IWUSR, sb);
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 
 	if (!inode)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1481,12 +1480,9 @@ static int cgroup_get_rootdir(struct super_block *sb)
 	inode->i_op = &cgroup_dir_inode_operations;
 	/* directories start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
 	inc_nlink(inode);
-	dentry = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!dentry) {
-		iput(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	sb->s_root = dentry;
 	/* for everything else we want ->d_op set */
 	sb->s_d_op = &cgroup_dops;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 269d049294ab..154243f0a27c 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2232,14 +2232,12 @@ int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto failed;
 	inode->i_uid = sbinfo->uid;
 	inode->i_gid = sbinfo->gid;
-	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!root)
-		goto failed_iput;
+		goto failed;
 	sb->s_root = root;
 	return 0;
 
-failed_iput:
-	iput(inode);
 failed:
 	shmem_put_super(sb);
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
index 63a7a7add21e..7d6dd6efbdbe 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -1033,13 +1033,9 @@ rpc_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 
 	inode = rpc_get_inode(sb, S_IFDIR | 0755);
-	if (!inode)
+	sb->s_root = root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	sb->s_root = root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!root) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	if (rpc_populate(root, files, RPCAUTH_lockd, RPCAUTH_RootEOF, NULL))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;