1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c7e43536c49a..01e67dddcc3d 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -581,15 +581,13 @@ static __always_inline 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);
+        path_get(&save);
 
         result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
         if (result == -ESTALE) {
                 /* nd->path had been dropped */
                 nd->path = save;
-                dget(nd->path.dentry);
-                mntget(nd->path.mnt);
+                path_get(&nd->path);
                 nd->flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
                 result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
         }
@@ -1216,8 +1214,9 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
         nd->flags = flags;
         nd->depth = 0;
 
-        nd->path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
-        nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
+        nd->path.dentry = dentry;
+        nd->path.mnt = mnt;
+        path_get(&nd->path);
 
         retval = path_walk(name, nd);
         if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
@@ -2857,16 +2856,17 @@ int generic_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         void *cookie;
+        int res;
 
         nd.depth = 0;
         cookie = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &nd);
-        if (!IS_ERR(cookie)) {
-                int res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
-                if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
-                        dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd, cookie);
-                cookie = ERR_PTR(res);
-        }
-        return PTR_ERR(cookie);
+        if (IS_ERR(cookie))
+                return PTR_ERR(cookie);
+
+        res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
+        if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
+                dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd, cookie);
+        return res;
 }
 
 int vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)