2 files changed, 13 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c283a1ec008e..208c6aa4a989 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -140,21 +140,19 @@ static int do_getname(const char __user *filename, char *page)
 
 static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 {
-        char *tmp, *result;
-
-        result = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-        tmp = __getname();
-        if (tmp)  {
-                int retval = do_getname(filename, tmp);
-
-                result = tmp;
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                        if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
-                                *empty = 1;
-                        if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
-                                __putname(tmp);
-                                result = ERR_PTR(retval);
-                        }
+        char *result = __getname();
+        int retval;
+
+        if (!result)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+        retval = do_getname(filename, result);
+        if (retval < 0) {
+                if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
+                        *empty = 1;
+                if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
+                        __putname(result);
+                        return ERR_PTR(retval);
                 }
         }
         audit_getname(result);
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index bd084a13c719..9161e70a4379 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1913,9 +1913,6 @@ void __audit_getname(const char *name)
         struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
         struct audit_names *n;
 
-        if (IS_ERR(name) || !name)
-                return;
-
         if (!context->in_syscall) {
 #if AUDIT_DEBUG == 2
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s:%d(:%d): ignoring getname(%p)\n",