seq_putc(m, '\n');
        list_for_each_entry_reverse(file, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
                struct file_stats stats;
+               struct task_struct *task;
 
                memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(stats));
                idr_for_each(&file->object_idr, per_file_stats, &stats);
+               /*
+                * Although we have a valid reference on file->pid, that does
+                * not guarantee that the task_struct who called get_pid() is
+                * still alive (e.g. get_pid(current) => fork() => exit()).
+                * Therefore, we need to protect this ->comm access using RCU.
+                */
+               rcu_read_lock();
+               task = pid_task(file->pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
                seq_printf(m, "%s: %u objects, %zu bytes (%zu active, %zu inactive, %zu unbound)\n",
-                          get_pid_task(file->pid, PIDTYPE_PID)->comm,
+                          task ? task->comm : "<unknown>",
                           stats.count,
                           stats.total,
                           stats.active,
                           stats.inactive,
                           stats.unbound);
+               rcu_read_unlock();
        }
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);