--- linux/fs/block_dev.c.1	2003-09-05 17:20:21.000000000 -0400
+++ linux/fs/block_dev.c	2003-09-05 17:24:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -678,13 +678,16 @@
 	struct inode *bd_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
 
 	down(&bdev->bd_sem);
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (kind == BDEV_FILE)
 		__block_fsync(bd_inode);
 	else if (kind == BDEV_FS)
 		fsync_no_super(rdev);
-	if (!--bdev->bd_openers)
+	lock_kernel();
+	if (!--bdev->bd_openers) {
+		unlock_kernel();
 		kill_bdev(bdev);
+		lock_kernel();
+	}
 	if (bdev->bd_op->release)
 		ret = bdev->bd_op->release(bd_inode, NULL);
 	if (bdev->bd_op->owner)