Index: geom_subr.c
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RCS file: /private/FreeBSD/src/sys/geom/geom_subr.c,v
retrieving revision 1.71
diff -u -p -r1.71 geom_subr.c
--- geom_subr.c	14 Feb 2004 17:58:57 -0000	1.71
+++ geom_subr.c	4 Mar 2004 16:38:50 -0000
@@ -271,8 +271,10 @@ g_wither_geom(struct g_geom *gp, int err
 	g_topology_assert();
 	if (!(gp->flags & G_GEOM_WITHER)) {
 		gp->flags |= G_GEOM_WITHER;
-		LIST_FOREACH(pp, &gp->provider, provider)
-			g_orphan_provider(pp, error);
+		LIST_FOREACH(pp, &gp->provider, provider) {
+			if ((pp->flags & G_PF_ORPHAN) == 0)
+				g_orphan_provider(pp, error);
+		}
 	}
 	for (pp = LIST_FIRST(&gp->provider); pp != NULL; pp = pp2) {
 		pp2 = LIST_NEXT(pp, provider);