static int v9fs_parse_options(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, char *opts)
 {
-       char *options;
+       char *options, *tmp_options;
        substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
        char *p;
        int option = 0;
        if (!opts)
                return 0;
 
-       options = kstrdup(opts, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!options)
+       tmp_options = kstrdup(opts, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!tmp_options)
                goto fail_option_alloc;
+       options = tmp_options;
 
        while ((p = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
                int token;
                        continue;
                }
        }
-       kfree(options);
+
+       kfree(tmp_options);
        return ret;
 
 fail_option_alloc:
 
 
 static int parse_opts(char *opts, struct p9_client *clnt)
 {
-       char *options;
+       char *options, *tmp_options;
        char *p;
        substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
        int option;
        if (!opts)
                return 0;
 
-       options = kstrdup(opts, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!options) {
+       tmp_options = kstrdup(opts, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!tmp_options) {
                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
                                "failed to allocate copy of option string\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
+       options = tmp_options;
 
        while ((p = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
                int token;
        }
 
 free_and_return:
-       kfree(options);
+       kfree(tmp_options);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        char *p;
        substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
        int option;
-       char *options;
+       char *options, *tmp_options;
        int ret;
 
        opts->port = P9_PORT;
        if (!params)
                return 0;
 
-       options = kstrdup(params, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!options) {
+       tmp_options = kstrdup(params, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!tmp_options) {
                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
                                "failed to allocate copy of option string\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
+       options = tmp_options;
 
        while ((p = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
                int token;
                        continue;
                }
        }
-       kfree(options);
+
+       kfree(tmp_options);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        char *p;
        substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
        int option;
-       char *options;
+       char *options, *tmp_options;
        int ret;
 
        opts->port = P9_PORT;
        if (!params)
                return 0;
 
-       options = kstrdup(params, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!options) {
+       tmp_options = kstrdup(params, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!tmp_options) {
                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
                           "failed to allocate copy of option string\n");
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
+       options = tmp_options;
 
        while ((p = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
                int token;
        }
        /* RQ must be at least as large as the SQ */
        opts->rq_depth = max(opts->rq_depth, opts->sq_depth);
-       kfree(options);
+       kfree(tmp_options);
        return 0;
 }