1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 519900d83bcb..18ea0606145e 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -498,12 +498,15 @@ struct path {
         struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
-static inline int __do_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         int error;
+        struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 
         touch_atime(nd->mnt, dentry);
         nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
+
+        mntget(path->mnt);
         error = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, nd);
         if (!error) {
                 char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
@@ -512,6 +515,8 @@ static inline int __do_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
                 if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
                         dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd);
         }
+        dput(dentry);
+        mntput(path->mnt);
 
         return error;
 }
@@ -538,10 +543,7 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         current->link_count++;
         current->total_link_count++;
         nd->depth++;
-        mntget(path->mnt);
-        err = __do_follow_link(path->dentry, nd);
-        dput(path->dentry);
-        mntput(path->mnt);
+        err = __do_follow_link(path, nd);
         current->link_count--;
         nd->depth--;
         return err;
@@ -1523,10 +1525,7 @@ do_link:
         error = security_inode_follow_link(path.dentry, nd);
         if (error)
                 goto exit_dput;
-        mntget(path.mnt);
-        error = __do_follow_link(path.dentry, nd);
-        dput(path.dentry);
-        mntput(path.mnt);
+        error = __do_follow_link(&path, nd);
         path.mnt = nd->mnt;
         if (error)
                 return error;