1 files changed, 22 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b9e537980ef5..4521b5ff7c93 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                 unsigned long hash;
                 struct qstr this;
                 unsigned int c;
+                int type;
 
                 nd->flags |= LOOKUP_CONTINUE;
 
@@ -1381,6 +1382,16 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                 this.len = name - (const char *) this.name;
                 this.hash = end_name_hash(hash);
 
+                type = LAST_NORM;
+                if (this.name[0] == '.') switch (this.len) {
+                        case 2:
+                                if (this.name[1] == '.')
+                                        type = LAST_DOTDOT;
+                                break;
+                        case 1:
+                                type = LAST_DOT;
+                }
+
                 /* remove trailing slashes? */
                 if (!c)
                         goto last_component;
@@ -1393,21 +1404,17 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                  * to be able to know about the current root directory and
                  * parent relationships.
                  */
-                if (this.name[0] == '.') switch (this.len) {
-                        default:
-                                break;
-                        case 2:
-                                if (this.name[1] != '.')
-                                        break;
+                if (unlikely(type != LAST_NORM)) {
+                        if (type == LAST_DOTDOT) {
                                 if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
                                         if (follow_dotdot_rcu(nd))
                                                 return -ECHILD;
                                 } else
                                         follow_dotdot(nd);
-                                /* fallthrough */
-                        case 1:
-                                continue;
+                        }
+                        continue;
                 }
+
                 /* This does the actual lookups.. */
                 err = do_lookup(nd, &this, &next, &inode);
                 if (err)
@@ -1441,20 +1448,15 @@ last_component:
                 nd->flags &= lookup_flags | ~LOOKUP_CONTINUE;
                 if (lookup_flags & LOOKUP_PARENT)
                         goto lookup_parent;
-                if (this.name[0] == '.') switch (this.len) {
-                        default:
-                                break;
-                        case 2:
-                                if (this.name[1] != '.')
-                                        break;
+                if (unlikely(type != LAST_NORM)) {
+                        if (type == LAST_DOTDOT) {
                                 if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
                                         if (follow_dotdot_rcu(nd))
                                                 return -ECHILD;
                                 } else
                                         follow_dotdot(nd);
-                                /* fallthrough */
-                        case 1:
-                                goto return_reval;
+                        }
+                        goto return_reval;
                 }
                 err = do_lookup(nd, &this, &next, &inode);
                 if (err)
@@ -1480,14 +1482,8 @@ last_component:
                 goto return_base;
 lookup_parent:
                 nd->last = this;
-                nd->last_type = LAST_NORM;
-                if (this.name[0] != '.')
-                        goto return_base;
-                if (this.len == 1)
-                        nd->last_type = LAST_DOT;
-                else if (this.len == 2 && this.name[1] == '.')
-                        nd->last_type = LAST_DOTDOT;
-                else
+                nd->last_type = type;
+                if (type == LAST_NORM)
                         goto return_base;
 return_reval:
                 /*