--- a/fs/proc/inode.c~proc-annotate-close_pdeo-for-sparse +++ a/fs/proc/inode.c @@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static void unuse_pde(struct proc_dir_en /* pde is locked on entry, unlocked on exit */ static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo) + __releases(&pde->pde_unload_lock) { /* * close() (proc_reg_release()) can't delete an entry and proceed: