1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c7e43536c49a..ee1544696e83 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 &&