return is_covered;
 }
 
-static struct mountpoint *new_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry)
+static struct mountpoint *lookup_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
        struct hlist_head *chain = mp_hash(dentry);
        struct mountpoint *mp;
-       int ret;
 
        hlist_for_each_entry(mp, chain, m_hash) {
                if (mp->m_dentry == dentry) {
                        return mp;
                }
        }
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct mountpoint *new_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+       struct hlist_head *chain = mp_hash(dentry);
+       struct mountpoint *mp;
+       int ret;
 
        mp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mountpoint), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!mp)
        namespace_lock();
        mnt = lookup_mnt(path);
        if (likely(!mnt)) {
-               struct mountpoint *mp = new_mountpoint(dentry);
+               struct mountpoint *mp = lookup_mountpoint(dentry);
+               if (!mp)
+                       mp = new_mountpoint(dentry);
                if (IS_ERR(mp)) {
                        namespace_unlock();
                        mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);