diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 8607529..0608388 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 			list_add(&mnt->mnt_slave, &old->mnt_slave_list);
 			mnt->mnt_master = old;
 			CLEAR_MNT_SHARED(mnt);
-		} else {
+		} else if (!(flag & CL_PRIVATE)) {
 			if ((flag & CL_PROPAGATION) || IS_MNT_SHARED(old))
 				list_add(&mnt->mnt_share, &old->mnt_share);
 			if (IS_MNT_SLAVE(old))
@@ -746,6 +746,26 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct vfsmount *collect_mounts(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct vfsmount *tree;
+	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	tree = copy_tree(mnt, dentry, CL_COPY_ALL | CL_PRIVATE);
+	up_read(&namespace_sem);
+	return tree;
+}
+
+void drop_collected_mounts(struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(umount_list);
+	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
+	umount_tree(mnt, 0, &umount_list);
+	spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
+	up_read(&namespace_sem);
+	release_mounts(&umount_list);
+}
+
 /*
  *  @source_mnt : mount tree to be attached
  *  @nd         : place the mount tree @source_mnt is attached
diff --git a/fs/pnode.h b/fs/pnode.h
index d45bd8e..f249be2 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.h
+++ b/fs/pnode.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define CL_COPY_ALL 		0x04
 #define CL_MAKE_SHARED 		0x08
 #define CL_PROPAGATION 		0x10
+#define CL_PRIVATE 		0x20
 
 static inline void set_mnt_shared(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 1bcce66..50078bb3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1470,6 +1470,8 @@
 extern struct vfsmount *copy_tree(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, int);
 extern void mnt_set_mountpoint(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *,
 				  struct vfsmount *);
+extern struct vfsmount *collect_mounts(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *);
+extern void drop_collected_mounts(struct vfsmount *);
 
 extern int vfs_statfs(struct dentry *, struct kstatfs *);