3 files changed, 39 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b40b8084eefc..bab0d19a2e36 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,8 @@ int __user_path_lookup_open(const char __user *name, unsigned int lookup_flags,
         return err;
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *__lookup_hash_kern(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *base, struct nameidata *nd)
+static struct dentry *__lookup_hash(struct qstr *name,
+                struct dentry *base, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         struct dentry *dentry;
         struct inode *inode;
@@ -1313,31 +1314,18 @@ out:
  * needs parent already locked. Doesn't follow mounts.
  * SMP-safe.
  */
-static inline struct dentry * __lookup_hash(struct qstr *name, struct dentry *base, struct nameidata *nd)
+static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-        struct dentry *dentry;
-        struct inode *inode;
         int err;
 
-        inode = base->d_inode;
-
-        err = permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
-        dentry = ERR_PTR(err);
+        err = permission(nd->dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
         if (err)
-                goto out;
-
-        dentry = __lookup_hash_kern(name, base, nd);
-out:
-        return dentry;
-}
-
-static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd)
-{
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
         return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->dentry, nd);
 }
 
-/* SMP-safe */
-static inline int __lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct qstr *this, struct dentry *base, int len)
+static int __lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct qstr *this,
+                struct dentry *base, int len)
 {
         unsigned long hash;
         unsigned int c;
@@ -1358,6 +1346,17 @@ static inline int __lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct qstr *this, struct d
         return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lookup_one_len:  filesystem helper to lookup single pathname component
+ * @name:       pathname component to lookup
+ * @base:       base directory to lookup from
+ * @len:        maximum length @len should be interpreted to
+ *
+ * Note that this routine is purely a helper for filesystem useage and should
+ * not be called by generic code.  Also note that by using this function to
+ * nameidata argument is passed to the filesystem methods and a filesystem
+ * using this helper needs to be prepared for that.
+ */
 struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
 {
         int err;
@@ -1366,18 +1365,33 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
         err = __lookup_one_len(name, &this, base, len);
         if (err)
                 return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+        err = permission(base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+        if (err)
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
         return __lookup_hash(&this, base, NULL);
 }
 
-struct dentry *lookup_one_len_kern(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
+/**
+ * lookup_one_noperm - bad hack for sysfs
+ * @name:       pathname component to lookup
+ * @base:       base directory to lookup from
+ *
+ * This is a variant of lookup_one_len that doesn't perform any permission
+ * checks.   It's a horrible hack to work around the braindead sysfs
+ * architecture and should not be used anywhere else.
+ *
+ * DON'T USE THIS FUNCTION EVER, thanks.
+ */
+struct dentry *lookup_one_noperm(const char *name, struct dentry *base)
 {
         int err;
         struct qstr this;
 
-        err = __lookup_one_len(name, &this, base, len);
+        err = __lookup_one_len(name, &this, base, strlen(name));
         if (err)
                 return ERR_PTR(err);
-        return __lookup_hash_kern(&this, base, NULL);
+        return __lookup_hash(&this, base, NULL);
 }
 
 int fastcall __user_walk_fd(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 9161db4d6b5c..d3118d482935 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ struct dentry *sysfs_get_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
                 /* look it up */
                 parent = dentry;
                 mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
-                dentry = lookup_one_len_kern(cur->s_name, parent,
-                                             strlen(cur->s_name));
+                dentry = lookup_one_noperm(cur->s_name, parent);
                 mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
                 dput(parent);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 6c38efbd810f..4cb4f8d2f78d 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ extern struct file *lookup_instantiate_filp(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry
 extern struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd, int flags);
 extern void release_open_intent(struct nameidata *);
 
-extern struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
-extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len_kern(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
+extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
+extern struct dentry *lookup_one_noperm(const char *, struct dentry *);
 
 extern int follow_down(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
 extern int follow_up(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);