1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index 815237a55af8..8a82b4b8ea52 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
+static struct uts_namespace *create_uts_ns(void)
+{
+        struct uts_namespace *uts_ns;
+
+        uts_ns = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uts_namespace), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (uts_ns)
+                kref_init(&uts_ns->kref);
+        return uts_ns;
+}
+
 /*
  * Clone a new ns copying an original utsname, setting refcount to 1
  * @old_ns: namespace to clone
@@ -24,14 +34,13 @@ static struct uts_namespace *clone_uts_ns(struct uts_namespace *old_ns)
 {
         struct uts_namespace *ns;
 
-        ns = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uts_namespace), GFP_KERNEL);
+        ns = create_uts_ns();
         if (!ns)
                 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
         down_read(&uts_sem);
         memcpy(&ns->name, &old_ns->name, sizeof(ns->name));
         up_read(&uts_sem);
-        kref_init(&ns->kref);
         return ns;
 }