1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index d580df2e6804..385f7817bfcc 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ recopy:
                 goto error;
 
         result->uptr = filename;
+        result->aname = NULL;
         audit_getname(result);
         return result;
 
@@ -210,6 +211,35 @@ getname(const char __user * filename)
         return getname_flags(filename, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The "getname_kernel()" interface doesn't do pathnames longer
+ * than EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX. Deal with it - you're a kernel user.
+ */
+struct filename *
+getname_kernel(const char * filename)
+{
+        struct filename *result;
+        char *kname;
+        int len;
+
+        len = strlen(filename);
+        if (len >= EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
+
+        result = __getname();
+        if (unlikely(!result))
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+        kname = (char *)result + sizeof(*result);
+        result->name = kname;
+        result->uptr = NULL;
+        result->aname = NULL;
+        result->separate = false;
+
+        strlcpy(kname, filename, EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX);
+        return result;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 void putname(struct filename *name)
 {