diff --exclude=CVS -urN linux-2.5.orig/fs/sysfs/inode.c linux-2.5.mine/fs/sysfs/inode.c
--- linux-2.5.orig/fs/sysfs/inode.c	2003-05-17 20:44:03.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.5.mine/fs/sysfs/inode.c	2003-05-17 20:30:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@
  Proceed:
 	if (init)
 		error = init(inode);
-	if (!error)
+	if (!error){
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	else
+		dget(dentry); /* Extra count - pin the dentry in core */
+	} else
 		iput(inode);
  Done:
 	return error;