1 files changed, 156 insertions, 155 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 52703986323a..941c8e8228c0 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
         struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
 
         if (nd)
-                mnt = nd->mnt;
+                mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 
         if (mask & MAY_WRITE) {
                 umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
  */
 int vfs_permission(struct nameidata *nd, int mask)
 {
-        return permission(nd->dentry->d_inode, mask, nd);
+        return permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, mask, nd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -362,21 +362,31 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file)
         return 0;
 }
 
-void path_release(struct nameidata *nd)
+/**
+ * path_get - get a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to get the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
+ */
+void path_get(struct path *path)
 {
-        dput(nd->dentry);
-        mntput(nd->mnt);
+        mntget(path->mnt);
+        dget(path->dentry);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get);
 
-/*
- * umount() mustn't call path_release()/mntput() as that would clear
- * mnt_expiry_mark
+/**
+ * path_put - put a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to put the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path decrement the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
  */
-void path_release_on_umount(struct nameidata *nd)
+void path_put(struct path *path)
 {
-        dput(nd->dentry);
-        mntput_no_expire(nd->mnt);
+        dput(path->dentry);
+        mntput(path->mnt);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_put);
 
 /**
  * release_open_intent - free up open intent resources
@@ -539,16 +549,16 @@ walk_init_root(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
         struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 
         read_lock(&fs->lock);
-        if (fs->altroot && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
-                nd->mnt = mntget(fs->altrootmnt);
-                nd->dentry = dget(fs->altroot);
+        if (fs->altroot.dentry && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
+                nd->path = fs->altroot;
+                path_get(&fs->altroot);
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
                 if (__emul_lookup_dentry(name,nd))
                         return 0;
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
         }
-        nd->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-        nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+        nd->path = fs->root;
+        path_get(&fs->root);
         read_unlock(&fs->lock);
         return 1;
 }
@@ -561,7 +571,7 @@ static __always_inline int __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *l
                 goto fail;
 
         if (*link == '/') {
-                path_release(nd);
+                path_put(&nd->path);
                 if (!walk_init_root(link, nd))
                         /* weird __emul_prefix() stuff did it */
                         goto out;
@@ -577,31 +587,31 @@ out:
          */
         name = __getname();
         if (unlikely(!name)) {
-                path_release(nd);
+                path_put(&nd->path);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
         strcpy(name, nd->last.name);
         nd->last.name = name;
         return 0;
 fail:
-        path_release(nd);
+        path_put(&nd->path);
         return PTR_ERR(link);
 }
 
-static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void path_put_conditional(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         dput(path->dentry);
-        if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
+        if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt)
                 mntput(path->mnt);
 }
 
 static inline void path_to_nameidata(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-        dput(nd->dentry);
-        if (nd->mnt != path->mnt)
-                mntput(nd->mnt);
-        nd->mnt = path->mnt;
-        nd->dentry = path->dentry;
+        dput(nd->path.dentry);
+        if (nd->path.mnt != path->mnt)
+                mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+        nd->path.mnt = path->mnt;
+        nd->path.dentry = path->dentry;
 }
 
 static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
@@ -613,7 +623,7 @@ static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata
         touch_atime(path->mnt, dentry);
         nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
 
-        if (path->mnt != nd->mnt) {
+        if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt) {
                 path_to_nameidata(path, nd);
                 dget(dentry);
         }
@@ -628,8 +638,7 @@ static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata
                 if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
                         dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd, cookie);
         }
-        dput(dentry);
-        mntput(path->mnt);
+        path_put(path);
 
         return error;
 }
@@ -661,8 +670,8 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         nd->depth--;
         return err;
 loop:
-        dput_path(path, nd);
-        path_release(nd);
+        path_put_conditional(path, nd);
+        path_put(&nd->path);
         return err;
 }
 
@@ -743,37 +752,37 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 
         while(1) {
                 struct vfsmount *parent;
-                struct dentry *old = nd->dentry;
+                struct dentry *old = nd->path.dentry;
 
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
-                if (nd->dentry == fs->root &&
-                    nd->mnt == fs->rootmnt) {
+                if (nd->path.dentry == fs->root.dentry &&
+                    nd->path.mnt == fs->root.mnt) {
                         read_unlock(&fs->lock);
                         break;
                 }
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
                 spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-                if (nd->dentry != nd->mnt->mnt_root) {
-                        nd->dentry = dget(nd->dentry->d_parent);
+                if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
+                        nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.dentry->d_parent);
                         spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
                         dput(old);
                         break;
                 }
                 spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
                 spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-                parent = nd->mnt->mnt_parent;
-                if (parent == nd->mnt) {
+                parent = nd->path.mnt->mnt_parent;
+                if (parent == nd->path.mnt) {
                         spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
                         break;
                 }
                 mntget(parent);
-                nd->dentry = dget(nd->mnt->mnt_mountpoint);
+                nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.mnt->mnt_mountpoint);
                 spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
                 dput(old);
-                mntput(nd->mnt);
-                nd->mnt = parent;
+                mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+                nd->path.mnt = parent;
         }
-        follow_mount(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry);
+        follow_mount(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -784,8 +793,8 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 static int do_lookup(struct nameidata *nd, struct qstr *name,
                      struct path *path)
 {
-        struct vfsmount *mnt = nd->mnt;
-        struct dentry *dentry = __d_lookup(nd->dentry, name);
+        struct vfsmount *mnt = nd->path.mnt;
+        struct dentry *dentry = __d_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name);
 
         if (!dentry)
                 goto need_lookup;
@@ -798,7 +807,7 @@ done:
         return 0;
 
 need_lookup:
-        dentry = real_lookup(nd->dentry, name, nd);
+        dentry = real_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name, nd);
         if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                 goto fail;
         goto done;
@@ -835,7 +844,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
         if (!*name)
                 goto return_reval;
 
-        inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+        inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
         if (nd->depth)
                 lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW | (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CONTINUE);
 
@@ -883,7 +892,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                                 if (this.name[1] != '.')
                                         break;
                                 follow_dotdot(nd);
-                                inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+                                inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                                 /* fallthrough */
                         case 1:
                                 continue;
@@ -892,8 +901,9 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                  * See if the low-level filesystem might want
                  * to use its own hash..
                  */
-                if (nd->dentry->d_op && nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-                        err = nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->dentry, &this);
+                if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+                        err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
+                                                            &this);
                         if (err < 0)
                                 break;
                 }
@@ -915,7 +925,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
                         err = -ENOENT;
-                        inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+                        inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                         if (!inode)
                                 break;
                         err = -ENOTDIR; 
@@ -943,13 +953,14 @@ last_component:
                                 if (this.name[1] != '.')
                                         break;
                                 follow_dotdot(nd);
-                                inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+                                inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                                 /* fallthrough */
                         case 1:
                                 goto return_reval;
                 }
-                if (nd->dentry->d_op && nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-                        err = nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->dentry, &this);
+                if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+                        err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
+                                                            &this);
                         if (err < 0)
                                 break;
                 }
@@ -962,7 +973,7 @@ last_component:
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
-                        inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+                        inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
                 } else
                         path_to_nameidata(&next, nd);
                 err = -ENOENT;
@@ -990,20 +1001,21 @@ return_reval:
                  * We bypassed the ordinary revalidation routines.
                  * We may need to check the cached dentry for staleness.
                  */
-                if (nd->dentry && nd->dentry->d_sb &&
-                    (nd->dentry->d_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_REVAL_DOT)) {
+                if (nd->path.dentry && nd->path.dentry->d_sb &&
+                    (nd->path.dentry->d_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_REVAL_DOT)) {
                         err = -ESTALE;
                         /* Note: we do not d_invalidate() */
-                        if (!nd->dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(nd->dentry, nd))
+                        if (!nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(
+                                        nd->path.dentry, nd))
                                 break;
                 }
 return_base:
                 return 0;
 out_dput:
-                dput_path(&next, nd);
+                path_put_conditional(&next, nd);
                 break;
         }
-        path_release(nd);
+        path_put(&nd->path);
 return_err:
         return err;
 }
@@ -1021,20 +1033,19 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
         int result;
 
         /* make sure the stuff we saved doesn't go away */
-        dget(save.dentry);
-        mntget(save.mnt);
+        dget(save.path.dentry);
+        mntget(save.path.mnt);
 
         result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
         if (result == -ESTALE) {
                 *nd = save;
-                dget(nd->dentry);
-                mntget(nd->mnt);
+                dget(nd->path.dentry);
+                mntget(nd->path.mnt);
                 nd->flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
                 result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
         }
 
-        dput(save.dentry);
-        mntput(save.mnt);
+        path_put(&save.path);
 
         return result;
 }
@@ -1054,9 +1065,9 @@ static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
         if (path_walk(name, nd))
                 return 0;               /* something went wrong... */
 
-        if (!nd->dentry->d_inode || S_ISDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
-                struct dentry *old_dentry = nd->dentry;
-                struct vfsmount *old_mnt = nd->mnt;
+        if (!nd->path.dentry->d_inode ||
+            S_ISDIR(nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+                struct path old_path = nd->path;
                 struct qstr last = nd->last;
                 int last_type = nd->last_type;
                 struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
@@ -1067,19 +1078,17 @@ static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
                  */
                 nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT;
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
-                nd->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-                nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+                nd->path = fs->root;
+                path_get(&fs->root);
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
                 if (path_walk(name, nd) == 0) {
-                        if (nd->dentry->d_inode) {
-                                dput(old_dentry);
-                                mntput(old_mnt);
+                        if (nd->path.dentry->d_inode) {
+                                path_put(&old_path);
                                 return 1;
                         }
-                        path_release(nd);
+                        path_put(&nd->path);
                 }
-                nd->dentry = old_dentry;
-                nd->mnt = old_mnt;
+                nd->path = old_path;
                 nd->last = last;
                 nd->last_type = last_type;
         }
@@ -1090,29 +1099,22 @@ void set_fs_altroot(void)
 {
         char *emul = __emul_prefix();
         struct nameidata nd;
-        struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL, *oldmnt;
-        struct dentry *dentry = NULL, *olddentry;
+        struct path path = {}, old_path;
         int err;
         struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 
         if (!emul)
                 goto set_it;
         err = path_lookup(emul, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_DIRECTORY|LOOKUP_NOALT, &nd);
-        if (!err) {
-                mnt = nd.mnt;
-                dentry = nd.dentry;
-        }
+        if (!err)
+                path = nd.path;
 set_it:
         write_lock(&fs->lock);
-        oldmnt = fs->altrootmnt;
-        olddentry = fs->altroot;
-        fs->altrootmnt = mnt;
-        fs->altroot = dentry;
+        old_path = fs->altroot;
+        fs->altroot = path;
         write_unlock(&fs->lock);
-        if (olddentry) {
-                dput(olddentry);
-                mntput(oldmnt);
-        }
+        if (old_path.dentry)
+                path_put(&old_path);
 }
 
 /* Returns 0 and nd will be valid on success; Retuns error, otherwise. */
@@ -1130,21 +1132,21 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 
         if (*name=='/') {
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
-                if (fs->altroot && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
-                        nd->mnt = mntget(fs->altrootmnt);
-                        nd->dentry = dget(fs->altroot);
+                if (fs->altroot.dentry && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
+                        nd->path = fs->altroot;
+                        path_get(&fs->altroot);
                         read_unlock(&fs->lock);
                         if (__emul_lookup_dentry(name,nd))
                                 goto out; /* found in altroot */
                         read_lock(&fs->lock);
                 }
-                nd->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-                nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+                nd->path = fs->root;
+                path_get(&fs->root);
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
         } else if (dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
-                nd->mnt = mntget(fs->pwdmnt);
-                nd->dentry = dget(fs->pwd);
+                nd->path = fs->pwd;
+                path_get(&fs->pwd);
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
         } else {
                 struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -1164,17 +1166,17 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
                 if (retval)
                         goto fput_fail;
 
-                nd->mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt);
-                nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+                nd->path = file->f_path;
+                path_get(&file->f_path);
 
                 fput_light(file, fput_needed);
         }
 
         retval = path_walk(name, nd);
 out:
-        if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->dentry &&
-                                nd->dentry->d_inode))
-                audit_inode(name, nd->dentry);
+        if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
+                                nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
+                audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
 out_fail:
         return retval;
 
@@ -1208,13 +1210,13 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
         nd->flags = flags;
         nd->depth = 0;
 
-        nd->mnt = mntget(mnt);
-        nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+        nd->path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
+        nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
         retval = path_walk(name, nd);
-        if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->dentry &&
-                                nd->dentry->d_inode))
-                audit_inode(name, nd->dentry);
+        if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
+                                nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
+                audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
 
         return retval;
 
@@ -1236,7 +1238,7 @@ static int __path_lookup_intent_open(int dfd, const char *name,
         if (IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file)) {
                 if (err == 0) {
                         err = PTR_ERR(nd->intent.open.file);
-                        path_release(nd);
+                        path_put(&nd->path);
                 }
         } else if (err != 0)
                 release_open_intent(nd);
@@ -1333,10 +1335,10 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         int err;
 
-        err = permission(nd->dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
+        err = permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
         if (err)
                 return ERR_PTR(err);
-        return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->dentry, nd);
+        return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->path.dentry, nd);
 }
 
 static int __lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct qstr *this,
@@ -1595,7 +1597,7 @@ int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 
 int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
 {
-        struct dentry *dentry = nd->dentry;
+        struct dentry *dentry = nd->path.dentry;
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
         int error;
 
@@ -1616,7 +1618,7 @@ int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
         if (S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode) || S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
                 flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
         } else if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) || S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode)) {
-                if (nd->mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
+                if (nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
                         return -EACCES;
 
                 flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
@@ -1678,14 +1680,14 @@ static int open_namei_create(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
                                 int flag, int mode)
 {
         int error;
-        struct dentry *dir = nd->dentry;
+        struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
 
         if (!IS_POSIXACL(dir->d_inode))
                 mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
         error = vfs_create(dir->d_inode, path->dentry, mode, nd);
         mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        dput(nd->dentry);
-        nd->dentry = path->dentry;
+        dput(nd->path.dentry);
+        nd->path.dentry = path->dentry;
         if (error)
                 return error;
         /* Don't check for write permission, don't truncate */
@@ -1752,11 +1754,11 @@ int open_namei(int dfd, const char *pathname, int flag,
         if (nd->last_type != LAST_NORM || nd->last.name[nd->last.len])
                 goto exit;
 
-        dir = nd->dentry;
+        dir = nd->path.dentry;
         nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
         mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
         path.dentry = lookup_hash(nd);
-        path.mnt = nd->mnt;
+        path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 
 do_last:
         error = PTR_ERR(path.dentry);
@@ -1812,11 +1814,11 @@ ok:
         return 0;
 
 exit_dput:
-        dput_path(&path, nd);
+        path_put_conditional(&path, nd);
 exit:
         if (!IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file))
                 release_open_intent(nd);
-        path_release(nd);
+        path_put(&nd->path);
         return error;
 
 do_link:
@@ -1861,10 +1863,10 @@ do_link:
                 __putname(nd->last.name);
                 goto exit;
         }
-        dir = nd->dentry;
+        dir = nd->path.dentry;
         mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
         path.dentry = lookup_hash(nd);
-        path.mnt = nd->mnt;
+        path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
         __putname(nd->last.name);
         goto do_last;
 }
@@ -1877,13 +1879,13 @@ do_link:
  * Simple function to lookup and return a dentry and create it
  * if it doesn't exist.  Is SMP-safe.
  *
- * Returns with nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.
+ * Returns with nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.
  */
 struct dentry *lookup_create(struct nameidata *nd, int is_dir)
 {
         struct dentry *dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 
-        mutex_lock_nested(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
         /*
          * Yucky last component or no last component at all?
          * (foo/., foo/.., /////)
@@ -1962,19 +1964,19 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode,
         dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
         error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-        if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.dentry->d_inode))
+        if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
                 mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
         if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
                 switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
                 case 0: case S_IFREG:
-                        error = vfs_create(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,&nd);
+                        error = vfs_create(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,&nd);
                         break;
                 case S_IFCHR: case S_IFBLK:
-                        error = vfs_mknod(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
+                        error = vfs_mknod(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
                                         new_decode_dev(dev));
                         break;
                 case S_IFIFO: case S_IFSOCK:
-                        error = vfs_mknod(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,0);
+                        error = vfs_mknod(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,0);
                         break;
                 case S_IFDIR:
                         error = -EPERM;
@@ -1984,8 +1986,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode,
                 }
                 dput(dentry);
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        path_release(&nd);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
         putname(tmp);
 
@@ -2039,13 +2041,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, int mode)
         if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                 goto out_unlock;
 
-        if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.dentry->d_inode))
+        if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
                 mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
-        error = vfs_mkdir(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
+        error = vfs_mkdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
         dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        path_release(&nd);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
         putname(tmp);
 out_err:
@@ -2143,17 +2145,17 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
                         error = -EBUSY;
                         goto exit1;
         }
-        mutex_lock_nested(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
         dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
         error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
         if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                 goto exit2;
-        error = vfs_rmdir(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+        error = vfs_rmdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
         dput(dentry);
 exit2:
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 exit1:
-        path_release(&nd);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
         putname(name);
         return error;
@@ -2219,7 +2221,7 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
         error = -EISDIR;
         if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
                 goto exit1;
-        mutex_lock_nested(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+        mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
         dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
         error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
         if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
@@ -2229,15 +2231,15 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
                 inode = dentry->d_inode;
                 if (inode)
                         atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
-                error = vfs_unlink(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+                error = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
         exit2:
                 dput(dentry);
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
         if (inode)
                 iput(inode);    /* truncate the inode here */
 exit1:
-        path_release(&nd);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
         putname(name);
         return error;
@@ -2310,11 +2312,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname,
         if (IS_ERR(dentry))
                 goto out_unlock;
 
-        error = vfs_symlink(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
+        error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
         dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-        path_release(&nd);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
         putname(to);
 out_putname:
@@ -2399,20 +2401,20 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
         if (error)
                 goto out;
         error = -EXDEV;
-        if (old_nd.mnt != nd.mnt)
+        if (old_nd.path.mnt != nd.path.mnt)
                 goto out_release;
         new_dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
         error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
         if (IS_ERR(new_dentry))
                 goto out_unlock;
-        error = vfs_link(old_nd.dentry, nd.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
+        error = vfs_link(old_nd.path.dentry, nd.path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
         dput(new_dentry);
 out_unlock:
-        mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out_release:
-        path_release(&nd);
+        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
-        path_release(&old_nd);
+        path_put(&old_nd.path);
 exit:
         putname(to);
 
@@ -2588,15 +2590,15 @@ static int do_rename(int olddfd, const char *oldname,
                 goto exit1;
 
         error = -EXDEV;
-        if (oldnd.mnt != newnd.mnt)
+        if (oldnd.path.mnt != newnd.path.mnt)
                 goto exit2;
 
-        old_dir = oldnd.dentry;
+        old_dir = oldnd.path.dentry;
         error = -EBUSY;
         if (oldnd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
                 goto exit2;
 
-        new_dir = newnd.dentry;
+        new_dir = newnd.path.dentry;
         if (newnd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
                 goto exit2;
 
@@ -2640,9 +2642,9 @@ exit4:
 exit3:
         unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 exit2:
-        path_release(&newnd);
+        path_put(&newnd.path);
 exit1:
-        path_release(&oldnd);
+        path_put(&oldnd.path);
 exit:
         return error;
 }
@@ -2816,7 +2818,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink_inode_operations);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_release);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_permission);