- if (autofs4_write(sbi->pipe, &pkt, pktsz))
- autofs4_catatonic_mode(sbi);
+ /* Check if we have become catatonic */
+ mutex_lock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
+ if (!sbi->catatonic) {
+ pipe = sbi->pipe;
+ get_file(pipe);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
+
+ if (pipe) {
+ if (autofs4_write(pipe, &pkt, pktsz))
+ autofs4_catatonic_mode(sbi);
+ fput(pipe);
+ }