1 files changed, 24 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 6ec1f0fefc5b..145e852c4bd0 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -525,6 +525,22 @@ static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         return error;
 }
 
+static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+        dput(path->dentry);
+        if (path->mnt != nd->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;
+}
+
 /*
  * This limits recursive symlink follows to 8, while
  * limiting consecutive symlinks to 40.
@@ -552,9 +568,7 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         nd->depth--;
         return err;
 loop:
-        dput(path->dentry);
-        if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
-                mntput(path->mnt);
+        dput_path(path, nd);
         path_release(nd);
         return err;
 }
@@ -813,13 +827,8 @@ static fastcall int __link_path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd)
                         err = -ENOTDIR; 
                         if (!inode->i_op)
                                 break;
-                } else {
-                        dput(nd->dentry);
-                        if (nd->mnt != next.mnt)
-                                mntput(nd->mnt);
-                        nd->mnt = next.mnt;
-                        nd->dentry = next.dentry;
-                }
+                } else
+                        path_to_nameidata(&next, nd);
                 err = -ENOTDIR; 
                 if (!inode->i_op->lookup)
                         break;
@@ -859,13 +868,8 @@ last_component:
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
                         inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
-                } else {
-                        dput(nd->dentry);
-                        if (nd->mnt != next.mnt)
-                                mntput(nd->mnt);
-                        nd->mnt = next.mnt;
-                        nd->dentry = next.dentry;
-                }
+                } else
+                        path_to_nameidata(&next, nd);
                 err = -ENOENT;
                 if (!inode)
                         break;
@@ -901,9 +905,7 @@ return_reval:
 return_base:
                 return 0;
 out_dput:
-                dput(next.dentry);
-                if (nd->mnt != next.mnt)
-                        mntput(next.mnt);
+                dput_path(&next, nd);
                 break;
         }
         path_release(nd);
@@ -1507,11 +1509,7 @@ do_last:
         if (path.dentry->d_inode->i_op && path.dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link)
                 goto do_link;
 
-        dput(nd->dentry);
-        nd->dentry = path.dentry;
-        if (nd->mnt != path.mnt)
-                mntput(nd->mnt);
-        nd->mnt = path.mnt;
+        path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
         error = -EISDIR;
         if (path.dentry->d_inode && S_ISDIR(path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
                 goto exit;
@@ -1522,9 +1520,7 @@ ok:
         return 0;
 
 exit_dput:
-        dput(path.dentry);
-        if (nd->mnt != path.mnt)
-                mntput(path.mnt);
+        dput_path(&path, nd);
 exit:
         path_release(nd);
         return error;