3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/runsc/boot/loader.go b/runsc/boot/loader.go
index 9a08ebc60..8ad000497 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/loader.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/loader.go
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ func (l *Loader) executeAsync(args *control.ExecArgs) (kernel.ThreadID, error) {
 	// Get the container MountNamespace from the Task. Try to acquire ref may fail
 	// in case it raced with task exit.
 	if kernel.VFS2Enabled {
-		// task.MountNamespace() does not take a ref, so we must do so ourselves.
+		// task.MountNamespaceVFS2() does not take a ref, so we must do so ourselves.
 		args.MountNamespaceVFS2 = tg.Leader().MountNamespaceVFS2()
 		if !args.MountNamespaceVFS2.TryIncRef() {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("container %q has stopped", args.ContainerID)
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ func (l *Loader) executeAsync(args *control.ExecArgs) (kernel.ThreadID, error) {
 		root := args.MountNamespaceVFS2.Root()
 		ctx := vfs.WithRoot(l.k.SupervisorContext(), root)
 		defer args.MountNamespaceVFS2.DecRef(ctx)
-		defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 		envv, err := user.MaybeAddExecUserHomeVFS2(ctx, args.MountNamespaceVFS2, args.KUID, args.Envv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
diff --git a/runsc/boot/loader_test.go b/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
index 1f49431a2..e376f944b 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ func TestCreateMountNamespaceVFS2(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			root := mns.Root()
+			root.IncRef()
 			defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 			for _, p := range tc.expectedPaths {
 				target := &vfs.PathOperation{
diff --git a/runsc/boot/vfs.go b/runsc/boot/vfs.go
index e36664938..82e459f46 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/vfs.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/vfs.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountAll(conf *config.Config, procArgs *kernel.Create
 	rootProcArgs.MountNamespaceVFS2 = mns
 
 	root := mns.Root()
+	root.IncRef()
 	defer root.DecRef(rootCtx)
 	if root.Mount().ReadOnly() {
 		// Switch to ReadWrite while we setup submounts.
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountSubmountVFS2(ctx context.Context, conf *config.C
 	}
 
 	root := mns.Root()
+	root.IncRef()
 	defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 	target := &vfs.PathOperation{
 		Root:  root,
@@ -474,6 +476,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountTmpVFS2(ctx context.Context, conf *config.Config
 	}
 
 	root := mns.Root()
+	root.IncRef()
 	defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 	pop := vfs.PathOperation{
 		Root:  root,
@@ -597,6 +600,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountSharedSubmountVFS2(ctx context.Context, conf *co
 	defer newMnt.DecRef(ctx)
 
 	root := mns.Root()
+	root.IncRef()
 	defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 	target := &vfs.PathOperation{
 		Root:  root,
@@ -617,6 +621,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountSharedSubmountVFS2(ctx context.Context, conf *co
 
 func (c *containerMounter) makeMountPoint(ctx context.Context, creds *auth.Credentials, mns *vfs.MountNamespace, dest string) error {
 	root := mns.Root()
+	root.IncRef()
 	defer root.DecRef(ctx)
 	target := &vfs.PathOperation{
 		Root:  root,