Index: libdiskfs/dir-lookup.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/hurd/hurd/libdiskfs/dir-lookup.c,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -u -p -r1.53 dir-lookup.c
--- libdiskfs/dir-lookup.c	13 May 2002 22:04:48 -0000	1.53
+++ libdiskfs/dir-lookup.c	5 Jun 2008 23:11:18 -0000
@@ -463,7 +463,10 @@ diskfs_S_dir_lookup (struct protid *dirc
     {
       error = diskfs_create_protid (newpo, dircred->user, &newpi);
       if (error)
-	diskfs_release_peropen (newpo);
+	{
+	  mutex_unlock(&np->lock);
+	  diskfs_release_peropen (newpo);
+	}
     }
 
   if (! error)
@@ -475,7 +478,10 @@ diskfs_S_dir_lookup (struct protid *dirc
 	error = fshelp_acquire_lock (&np->userlock, &newpi->po->lock_status,
 				     &np->lock, LOCK_SH);
       if (error)
-	ports_port_deref (newpi); /* Get rid of NEWPI.  */
+	{
+	  mutex_unlock(&np->lock);
+	  ports_port_deref (newpi); /* Get rid of NEWPI.  */
+	}
     }
 
   if (! error)