int mnt_group_id;               /* peer group identifier */
        int mnt_expiry_mark;            /* true if marked for expiry */
        int mnt_pinned;
-       int mnt_ghosts;
+       struct path mnt_ex_mountpoint;
 };
 
 #define MNT_NS_INTERNAL ERR_PTR(-EINVAL) /* distinct from any mnt_namespace */
 
        while (!list_empty(&head)) {
                mnt = list_first_entry(&head, struct mount, mnt_hash);
                list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_hash);
-               if (mnt_has_parent(mnt)) {
-                       struct dentry *dentry;
-                       struct mount *m;
-
-                       br_write_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-                       dentry = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
-                       m = mnt->mnt_parent;
-                       mnt->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt.mnt_root;
-                       mnt->mnt_parent = mnt;
-                       m->mnt_ghosts--;
-                       br_write_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-                       dput(dentry);
-                       mntput(&m->mnt);
-               }
+               if (mnt->mnt_ex_mountpoint.mnt)
+                       path_put(&mnt->mnt_ex_mountpoint);
                mntput(&mnt->mnt);
        }
 }
                p->mnt_ns = NULL;
                list_del_init(&p->mnt_child);
                if (mnt_has_parent(p)) {
-                       p->mnt_parent->mnt_ghosts++;
                        put_mountpoint(p->mnt_mp);
+                       /* move the reference to mountpoint into ->mnt_ex_mountpoint */
+                       p->mnt_ex_mountpoint.dentry = p->mnt_mountpoint;
+                       p->mnt_ex_mountpoint.mnt = &p->mnt_parent->mnt;
+                       p->mnt_mountpoint = p->mnt.mnt_root;
+                       p->mnt_parent = p;
                        p->mnt_mp = NULL;
                }
                change_mnt_propagation(p, MS_PRIVATE);
 
  */
 static inline int do_refcount_check(struct mount *mnt, int count)
 {
-       int mycount = mnt_get_count(mnt) - mnt->mnt_ghosts;
-       return (mycount > count);
+       return mnt_get_count(mnt) > count;
 }
 
 /*