if blktrace program segfault it will not be able
to call BLKTRACETEARDOWN. Now if we run the blktrace
again that would result in a failure to create the
block/<device> debugfs directory.This will result
in blk_remove_root() to be called which will set
blk_tree_root to NULL. But the  debugfs block dir
still exist because it contain subdirectory.

Now if we try to fix it using BLKTRACETEARDOWN
it won't work because blk_tree_root is NULL.

Fix the same.

Tested as below

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/kvaneesh/blktrace# ./blktrace  -d /dev/hdc
Segmentation fault
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/kvaneesh/blktrace# ./blktrace  -d /dev/hdc
BLKTRACESETUP: No such file or directory
Failed to start trace on /dev/hdc
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/kvaneesh/blktrace# ./blktrace  -k /dev/hdc
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/kvaneesh/blktrace# ./blktrace  -d /dev/hdc

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 block/blktrace.c |    9 +++++++--
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blktrace.c b/block/blktrace.c
index d00ac39..498a0a5 100644
--- a/block/blktrace.c
+++ b/block/blktrace.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static void blk_remove_tree(struct dentry *dir)
 static struct dentry *blk_create_tree(const char *blk_name)
 {
        struct dentry *dir = NULL;
+       int created = 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&blk_tree_mutex);
 
@@ -209,13 +210,17 @@ static struct dentry *blk_create_tree(const char 
*blk_name)
                blk_tree_root = debugfs_create_dir("block", NULL);
                if (!blk_tree_root)
                        goto err;
+               created = 1;
        }
 
        dir = debugfs_create_dir(blk_name, blk_tree_root);
        if (dir)
                root_users++;
-       else
-               blk_remove_root();
+       else {
+               /* Delete root only if we created it */
+               if (created)
+                       blk_remove_root();
+       }
 
 err:
        mutex_unlock(&blk_tree_mutex);
-- 
1.5.3.4.383.gd90a7-dirty

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