diff --git a/drivers/staging/autofs/init.c b/drivers/staging/autofs/init.c
index 765c72f42976..5e4b372ea663 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/autofs/init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/autofs/init.c
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static int autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *autofs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "autofs",
-	.get_sb		= autofs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= autofs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= autofs_kill_sb,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index c62d30017c07..61685ccceda8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -1937,11 +1937,10 @@ static int pohmelfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 /*
  * Some VFS magic here...
  */
-static int pohmelfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *pohmelfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, pohmelfs_fill_super,
-				mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, pohmelfs_fill_super);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1958,7 +1957,7 @@ static void pohmelfs_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 static struct file_system_type pohmel_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "pohmel",
-	.get_sb		= pohmelfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= pohmelfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb 	= pohmelfs_kill_super,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
index 552951aa7498..f9c493591ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -793,16 +793,16 @@ smb_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int smb_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *smb_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, smb_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, smb_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type smb_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "smbfs",
-	.get_sb		= smb_get_sb,
+	.mount		= smb_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/init.c b/fs/autofs4/init.c
index 9722e4bd8957..c038727b4050 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/init.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/init.c
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static int autofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *autofs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs4_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, autofs4_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "autofs",
-	.get_sb		= autofs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= autofs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= autofs4_kill_sb,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index 7993b96ca348..5ea57c8c7f97 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -306,16 +306,16 @@ static int coda_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 
 /* init_coda: used by filesystems.c to register coda */
 
-static int coda_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *coda_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, coda_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, coda_fill_super);
 }
 
 struct file_system_type coda_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "coda",
-	.get_sb		= coda_get_sb,
+	.mount		= coda_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 047e92fa3af8..79c3ae6e0456 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -659,19 +659,19 @@ static int exofs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 /*
  * Set up the superblock (calls exofs_fill_super eventually)
  */
-static int exofs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *type,
+static struct dentry *exofs_mount(struct file_system_type *type,
 			  int flags, const char *dev_name,
-			  void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+			  void *data)
 {
 	struct exofs_mountopt opts;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = parse_options(data, &opts);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	opts.dev_name = dev_name;
-	return get_sb_nodev(type, flags, &opts, exofs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(type, flags, &opts, exofs_fill_super);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static const struct export_operations exofs_export_ops = {
 static struct file_system_type exofs_type = {
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name           = "exofs",
-	.get_sb         = exofs_get_sb,
+	.mount          = exofs_mount,
 	.kill_sb        = generic_shutdown_super,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index edf6a1843533..cfce3ad86a92 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1041,11 +1041,11 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int fuse_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+static struct dentry *fuse_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		       int flags, const char *dev_name,
-		       void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+		       void *raw_data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, raw_data, fuse_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, raw_data, fuse_fill_super);
 }
 
 static void fuse_kill_sb_anon(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "fuse",
 	.fs_flags	= FS_HAS_SUBTYPE,
-	.get_sb		= fuse_get_sb,
+	.mount		= fuse_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= fuse_kill_sb_anon,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index cd7c93917cc7..2c0f148a49e6 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -962,11 +962,11 @@ static int hostfs_fill_sb_common(struct super_block *sb, void *d, int silent)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int hostfs_read_sb(struct file_system_type *type,
+static struct dentry *hostfs_read_sb(struct file_system_type *type,
 			  int flags, const char *dev_name,
-			  void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+			  void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hostfs_fill_sb_common, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(type, flags, data, hostfs_fill_sb_common);
 }
 
 static void hostfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *s)
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static void hostfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *s)
 static struct file_system_type hostfs_type = {
 	.owner 		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name 		= "hostfs",
-	.get_sb 	= hostfs_read_sb,
+	.mount	 	= hostfs_read_sb,
 	.kill_sb	= hostfs_kill_sb,
 	.fs_flags 	= 0,
 };
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index 4e2a45ea6140..f702b5f713fc 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -748,17 +748,17 @@ static int hppfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *d, int silent)
 	return(err);
 }
 
-static int hppfs_read_super(struct file_system_type *type,
+static struct dentry *hppfs_read_super(struct file_system_type *type,
 			    int flags, const char *dev_name,
-			    void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+			    void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(type, flags, data, hppfs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(type, flags, data, hppfs_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hppfs_type = {
 	.owner 		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name 		= "hppfs",
-	.get_sb 	= hppfs_read_super,
+	.mount 		= hppfs_read_super,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 	.fs_flags 	= 0,
 };
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index b14be3f781c7..d6cfac1f0a40 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -896,15 +896,15 @@ void hugetlb_put_quota(struct address_space *mapping, long delta)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hugetlbfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *hugetlbfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, hugetlbfs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, hugetlbfs_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type hugetlbfs_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "hugetlbfs",
-	.get_sb		= hugetlbfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= hugetlbfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 985fabb26aca..d290545aa0c4 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -1020,16 +1020,16 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int ncp_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *ncp_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ncp_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ncp_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type ncp_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "ncpfs",
-	.get_sb		= ncp_get_sb,
+	.mount		= ncp_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index 75e115f1bd73..b2df490a19ed 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -643,16 +643,16 @@ static const struct inode_operations dlmfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= dlmfs_file_setattr,
 };
 
-static int dlmfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *dlmfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, dlmfs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, dlmfs_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type dlmfs_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "ocfs2_dlmfs",
-	.get_sb		= dlmfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= dlmfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index 67fadb1ad2c1..eacb166fb259 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -255,17 +255,16 @@ int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+struct dentry *ramfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ramfs_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, ramfs_fill_super);
 }
 
-static int rootfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *rootfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags|MS_NOUSER, data, ramfs_fill_super,
-			    mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags|MS_NOUSER, data, ramfs_fill_super);
 }
 
 static void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -276,12 +275,12 @@ static void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 
 static struct file_system_type ramfs_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "ramfs",
-	.get_sb		= ramfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= ramfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= ramfs_kill_sb,
 };
 static struct file_system_type rootfs_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "rootfs",
-	.get_sb		= rootfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= rootfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 6f021a171ac6..f6a7bf1fff2b 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -870,29 +870,42 @@ void kill_block_super(struct super_block *sb)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_block_super);
 #endif
 
-int get_sb_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+struct dentry *mount_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, void *data,
-	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
-	struct vfsmount *mnt)
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int))
 {
 	int error;
 	struct super_block *s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
+		return ERR_CAST(s);
 
 	s->s_flags = flags;
 
 	error = fill_super(s, data, flags & MS_SILENT ? 1 : 0);
 	if (error) {
 		deactivate_locked_super(s);
-		return error;
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
 	}
 	s->s_flags |= MS_ACTIVE;
-	simple_set_mnt(mnt, s);
+	return dget(s->s_root);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mount_nodev);
+
+int get_sb_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, void *data,
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
+	struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	struct dentry *root;
+
+	root = mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, fill_super);
+	if (IS_ERR(root))
+		return PTR_ERR(root);
+	mnt->mnt_root = root;
+	mnt->mnt_sb = root->d_sb;
 	return 0;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_sb_nodev);
 
 static int compare_single(struct super_block *s, void *p)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 0aa2f1202afa..4c3a29ddcacb 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1806,6 +1806,9 @@ extern int get_sb_single(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, void *data,
 	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
 	struct vfsmount *mnt);
+extern struct dentry *mount_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, void *data,
+	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int));
 extern int get_sb_nodev(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, void *data,
 	int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
diff --git a/include/linux/ramfs.h b/include/linux/ramfs.h
index e7320b5e82fb..3a8f0c9b2933 100644
--- a/include/linux/ramfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ramfs.h
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 struct inode *ramfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, const struct inode *dir,
 	 int mode, dev_t dev);
-extern int ramfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	 int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
+extern struct dentry *ramfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	 int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 extern int ramfs_nommu_expand_for_mapping(struct inode *inode, size_t newsize);
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index f6d350e8adc5..47fdeeb9d636 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2538,16 +2538,16 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct shmem_vm_ops = {
 };
 
 
-static int shmem_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
-	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static struct dentry *shmem_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data)
 {
-	return get_sb_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, shmem_fill_super, mnt);
+	return mount_nodev(fs_type, flags, data, shmem_fill_super);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type tmpfs_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "tmpfs",
-	.get_sb		= shmem_get_sb,
+	.mount		= shmem_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
 };
 
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@ void mem_cgroup_get_shmem_target(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t pgoff,
 
 static struct file_system_type tmpfs_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "tmpfs",
-	.get_sb		= ramfs_get_sb,
+	.mount		= ramfs_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
 };