diff -rux CVS linux-2.2.16-plain/fs/lockd/svcshare.c linux-2.2.16/fs/lockd/svcshare.c
--- linux-2.2.16-plain/fs/lockd/svcshare.c	Mon Apr  7 20:35:30 1997
+++ linux-2.2.16/fs/lockd/svcshare.c	Fri Aug 11 19:04:26 2000
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@
 	return nlm_granted;
 }
 
+static inline void
+put_file(struct nlm_file *file, int mincount)
+{
+	/*
+	 * XXX there may be race conditions here!
+	 */
+	if (file->f_count > mincount)
+		file->f_count--;
+	else
+		printk(KERN_WARNING
+			"lockd: f_count=%d when removing share\n",
+			(int)file->f_count);
+}
+
 /*
  * Delete a share.
  */
@@ -75,6 +89,7 @@
 		if (share->s_host == host && nlm_cmp_owner(share, oh)) {
 			*shpp = share->s_next;
 			kfree(share);
+			put_file(file, 1);
 			return nlm_granted;
 		}
 	}
@@ -101,6 +116,7 @@
 			if (host == NULL || host == share->s_host) {
 				*shpp = share->s_next;
 				kfree(share);
+				put_file(file, 0);
 				continue;
 			}
 		}