When the NFSv4.1/4.2 client is doing a pnfs mount to
mirrored DS(s), asynchronous threads are used to do the
RPCs against the DS(s) concurrently. If a DS is slow
to reply, it is possible for the "cred" to be free'd
before the asynchronous thread is done with it, causing
a panic/crash.
This patch fixes the problem by acquiring a refcount on
the "cred" while it is being used by the asynchronous thread
for a DS RPC. This bug was found during a recent IETF
NFSv4 testing event.
This bug only affects "pnfs" mounts to mirrored pNFS
servers.
(cherry picked from commit 70910e4b55)
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