--- x/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
+++ y/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ long reiserfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, u
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int err = 0;
+	__u32 g;
 
 	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 
@@ -93,7 +94,10 @@ long reiserfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, u
 		 * Card (card@masi.ibp.fr)
 		 */
 	case REISERFS_IOC_GETVERSION:
-		err = put_user(inode->i_generation, (int __user *)arg);
+		g = inode->i_generation;
+		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+		err = put_user(g, (int __user *)arg);
+		return err;
 		break;
 	case REISERFS_IOC_SETVERSION:
 		if (!inode_owner_or_capable(&init_user_ns, inode)) {