7 files changed, 77 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index 975613b23dcf..c70e047eed72 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -124,35 +124,18 @@ void mconsole_log(struct mc_request *req)
 #if 0
 void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 {
-        struct nameidata nd;
         struct vfsmount *mnt = current->nsproxy->pid_ns->proc_mnt;
         struct file *file;
-        int n, err;
+        int n;
         char *ptr = req->request.data, *buf;
         mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 
         ptr += strlen("proc");
         ptr = skip_spaces(ptr);
 
-        err = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
-        if (err) {
-                mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to look up file", 1, 0);
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        err = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ, O_RDONLY);
-        if (result) {
-                mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
-                path_put(&nd.path);
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        file = dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, O_RDONLY,
-                           current_cred());
-        err = PTR_ERR(file);
+        file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, O_RDONLY);
         if (IS_ERR(file)) {
                 mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
-                path_put(&nd.path);
                 goto out;
         }
 
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 6fdbdf2c6047..52abc5287f50 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ struct open_flags {
 };
 extern struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
                 const struct open_flags *op, int lookup_flags);
+extern struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
+                const char *, const struct open_flags *, int lookup_flags);
 
 /*
  * inode.c
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8ee7785d5642..abc8d2df121c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1487,11 +1487,13 @@ static int path_init(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned int flags,
         nd->depth = 0;
         if (flags & LOOKUP_ROOT) {
                 struct inode *inode = nd->root.dentry->d_inode;
-                if (!inode->i_op->lookup)
-                        return -ENOTDIR;
-                retval = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
-                if (retval)
-                        return retval;
+                if (*name) {
+                        if (!inode->i_op->lookup)
+                                return -ENOTDIR;
+                        retval = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
+                        if (retval)
+                                return retval;
+                }
                 nd->path = nd->root;
                 nd->inode = inode;
                 if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
@@ -1937,7 +1939,7 @@ int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
         return error;
 }
 
-int may_open(struct path *path, int acc_mode, int flag)
+static int may_open(struct path *path, int acc_mode, int flag)
 {
         struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -2250,11 +2252,10 @@ exit:
 }
 
 static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, const char *pathname,
-                const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
+                struct nameidata *nd, const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
 {
         struct file *base = NULL;
         struct file *filp;
-        struct nameidata nd;
         struct path path;
         int count = 0;
         int error;
@@ -2264,27 +2265,27 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, const char *pathname,
                 return ERR_PTR(-ENFILE);
 
         filp->f_flags = op->open_flag;
-        nd.intent.open.file = filp;
-        nd.intent.open.flags = open_to_namei_flags(op->open_flag);
-        nd.intent.open.create_mode = op->mode;
+        nd->intent.open.file = filp;
+        nd->intent.open.flags = open_to_namei_flags(op->open_flag);
+        nd->intent.open.create_mode = op->mode;
 
-        error = path_init(dfd, pathname, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd, &base);
+        error = path_init(dfd, pathname, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, nd, &base);
         if (unlikely(error))
                 goto out_filp;
 
         current->total_link_count = 0;
-        error = link_path_walk(pathname, &nd);
+        error = link_path_walk(pathname, nd);
         if (unlikely(error))
                 goto out_filp;
 
-        filp = do_last(&nd, &path, op, pathname);
+        filp = do_last(nd, &path, op, pathname);
         while (unlikely(!filp)) { /* trailing symlink */
                 struct path link = path;
                 struct inode *linki = link.dentry->d_inode;
                 void *cookie;
-                if (!(nd.flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW) || count++ == 32) {
-                        path_put_conditional(&path, &nd);
-                        path_put(&nd.path);
+                if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW) || count++ == 32) {
+                        path_put_conditional(&path, nd);
+                        path_put(&nd->path);
                         filp = ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
                         break;
                 }
@@ -2299,23 +2300,23 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, const char *pathname,
                  * have to putname() it when we are done. Procfs-like symlinks
                  * just set LAST_BIND.
                  */
-                nd.flags |= LOOKUP_PARENT;
-                nd.flags &= ~(LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE|LOOKUP_EXCL);
-                error = __do_follow_link(&link, &nd, &cookie);
+                nd->flags |= LOOKUP_PARENT;
+                nd->flags &= ~(LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE|LOOKUP_EXCL);
+                error = __do_follow_link(&link, nd, &cookie);
                 if (unlikely(error))
                         filp = ERR_PTR(error);
                 else
-                        filp = do_last(&nd, &path, op, pathname);
+                        filp = do_last(nd, &path, op, pathname);
                 if (!IS_ERR(cookie) && linki->i_op->put_link)
-                        linki->i_op->put_link(link.dentry, &nd, cookie);
+                        linki->i_op->put_link(link.dentry, nd, cookie);
                 path_put(&link);
         }
 out:
-        if (nd.root.mnt && !(nd.flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
-                path_put(&nd.root);
+        if (nd->root.mnt && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_ROOT))
+                path_put(&nd->root);
         if (base)
                 fput(base);
-        release_open_intent(&nd);
+        release_open_intent(nd);
         return filp;
 
 out_filp:
@@ -2326,16 +2327,39 @@ out_filp:
 struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
                 const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
 {
+        struct nameidata nd;
         struct file *filp;
 
-        filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
+        filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
         if (unlikely(filp == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD)))
-                filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, op, flags);
+                filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, &nd, op, flags);
         if (unlikely(filp == ERR_PTR(-ESTALE)))
-                filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
+                filp = path_openat(dfd, pathname, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
         return filp;
 }
 
+struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
+                const char *name, const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
+{
+        struct nameidata nd;
+        struct file *file;
+
+        nd.root.mnt = mnt;
+        nd.root.dentry = dentry;
+
+        flags |= LOOKUP_ROOT;
+
+        if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
+
+        file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
+        if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD)))
+                file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags);
+        if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ESTALE)))
+                file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
+        return file;
+}
+
 /**
  * lookup_create - lookup a dentry, creating it if it doesn't exist
  * @nd: nameidata info
diff --git a/fs/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsctl.c
index bf9cbd242ddd..124e8fcb0dd6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsctl.c
@@ -22,30 +22,17 @@
 
 static struct file *do_open(char *name, int flags)
 {
-        struct nameidata nd;
         struct vfsmount *mnt;
-        int error;
+        struct file *file;
 
         mnt = do_kern_mount("nfsd", 0, "nfsd", NULL);
         if (IS_ERR(mnt))
                 return (struct file *)mnt;
 
-        error = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, name, 0, &nd);
-        mntput(mnt);    /* drop do_kern_mount reference */
-        if (error)
-                return ERR_PTR(error);
-
-        if (flags == O_RDWR)
-                error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE, flags);
-        else
-                error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_WRITE, flags);
+        file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, name, flags);
 
-        if (!error)
-                return dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, flags,
-                                   current_cred());
-
-        path_put(&nd.path);
-        return ERR_PTR(error);
+        mntput(mnt);    /* drop do_kern_mount reference */
+        return file;
 }
 
 static struct {
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index d05e18c60bae..48afc5c139d2 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -959,6 +959,20 @@ struct file *filp_open(const char *filename, int flags, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open);
 
+struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
+                            const char *filename, int flags)
+{
+        struct open_flags op;
+        int lookup = build_open_flags(flags, 0, &op);
+        if (flags & O_CREAT)
+                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+        if (!filename && (flags & O_DIRECTORY))
+                if (!dentry->d_inode->i_op->lookup)
+                        return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
+        return do_file_open_root(dentry, mnt, filename, &op, lookup);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_open_root);
+
 long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags, int mode)
 {
         struct open_flags op;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 9c75714f92c1..bf5c3c896072 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1990,6 +1990,8 @@ extern int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 extern long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
                         int mode);
 extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, int);
+extern struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
+                                   const char *, int);
 extern struct file * dentry_open(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *, int,
                                  const struct cred *);
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
@@ -2205,8 +2207,6 @@ extern struct file *create_read_pipe(struct file *f, int flags);
 extern struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags);
 extern void free_write_pipe(struct file *);
 
-extern int may_open(struct path *, int, int);
-
 extern int kernel_read(struct file *, loff_t, char *, unsigned long);
 extern struct file * open_exec(const char *);
  
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index b875bedf7c9a..3b8e028b9601 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1321,13 +1321,11 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
         void __user *oldval, size_t oldlen, void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
         const struct bin_table *table = NULL;
-        struct nameidata nd;
         struct vfsmount *mnt;
         struct file *file;
         ssize_t result;
         char *pathname;
         int flags;
-        int acc_mode;
 
         pathname = sysctl_getname(name, nlen, &table);
         result = PTR_ERR(pathname);
@@ -1337,28 +1335,17 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
         /* How should the sysctl be accessed? */
         if (oldval && oldlen && newval && newlen) {
                 flags = O_RDWR;
-                acc_mode = MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE;
         } else if (newval && newlen) {
                 flags = O_WRONLY;
-                acc_mode = MAY_WRITE;
         } else if (oldval && oldlen) {
                 flags = O_RDONLY;
-                acc_mode = MAY_READ;
         } else {
                 result = 0;
                 goto out_putname;
         }
 
         mnt = current->nsproxy->pid_ns->proc_mnt;
-        result = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, pathname, 0, &nd);
-        if (result)
-                goto out_putname;
-
-        result = may_open(&nd.path, acc_mode, flags);
-        if (result)
-                goto out_putpath;
-
-        file = dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, flags, current_cred());
+        file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, pathname, flags);
         result = PTR_ERR(file);
         if (IS_ERR(file))
                 goto out_putname;
@@ -1370,10 +1357,6 @@ out_putname:
         putname(pathname);
 out:
         return result;
-
-out_putpath:
-        path_put(&nd.path);
-        goto out_putname;
 }