Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (39 commits)
  [PATCH] fix RLIM_NOFILE handling
  [PATCH] get rid of corner case in dup3() entirely
  [PATCH] remove remaining namei_{32,64}.h crap
  [PATCH] get rid of indirect users of namei.h
  [PATCH] get rid of __user_path_lookup_open
  [PATCH] f_count may wrap around
  [PATCH] dup3 fix
  [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to __ncp_lookup_validate()
  [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to gfs2_lookupi()
  [PATCH] new (local) helper: user_path_parent()
  [PATCH] sanitize __user_walk_fd() et.al.
  [PATCH] preparation to __user_walk_fd cleanup
  [PATCH] kill nameidata passing to permission(), rename to inode_permission()
  [PATCH] take noexec checks to very few callers that care
  Re: [PATCH 3/6] vfs: open_exec cleanup
  [patch 4/4] vfs: immutable inode checking cleanup
  [patch 3/4] fat: dont call notify_change
  [patch 2/4] vfs: utimes cleanup
  [patch 1/4] vfs: utimes: move owner check into inode_change_ok()
  [PATCH] vfs: use kstrdup() and check failing allocation
  ...

65 files changed, 796 insertions, 1020 deletions

diff --git a/fs/affs/file.c b/fs/affs/file.c
index 6eac7bdeec94..1377b1240b6e 100644
--- a/fs/affs/file.c
+++ b/fs/affs/file.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ const struct inode_operations affs_file_inode_operations = {
 static int
 affs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&filp->f_count) != 1)
-		return 0;
 	pr_debug("AFFS: open(%lu,%d)\n",
 		 inode->i_ino, atomic_read(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt));
 	atomic_inc(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt);
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ affs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 static int
 affs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&filp->f_count) != 0)
-		return 0;
 	pr_debug("AFFS: release(%lu, %d)\n",
 		 inode->i_ino, atomic_read(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt));
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 7102824ba847..3cb6920ff30b 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ extern bool afs_cm_incoming_call(struct afs_call *);
 extern const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations;
 
-extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
-
 /*
  * file.c
  */
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ extern void afs_clear_permits(struct afs_vnode *);
 extern void afs_cache_permit(struct afs_vnode *, struct key *, long);
 extern void afs_zap_permits(struct rcu_head *);
 extern struct key *afs_request_key(struct afs_cell *);
-extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 
 /*
  * server.c
diff --git a/fs/afs/security.c b/fs/afs/security.c
index 3bcbeceba1bb..3ef504370034 100644
--- a/fs/afs/security.c
+++ b/fs/afs/security.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int afs_check_permit(struct afs_vnode *vnode, struct key *key,
  * - AFS ACLs are attached to directories only, and a file is controlled by its
  *   parent directory's ACL
  */
-int afs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int afs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
 	afs_access_t uninitialized_var(access);
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 0051fd94b44e..f658441d5666 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ static void aio_fput_routine(struct work_struct *data)
  */
 static int __aio_put_req(struct kioctx *ctx, struct kiocb *req)
 {
-	dprintk(KERN_DEBUG "aio_put(%p): f_count=%d\n",
-		req, atomic_read(&req->ki_filp->f_count));
+	dprintk(KERN_DEBUG "aio_put(%p): f_count=%ld\n",
+		req, atomic_long_read(&req->ki_filp->f_count));
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&ctx->ctx_lock);
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int __aio_put_req(struct kioctx *ctx, struct kiocb *req)
 	/* Must be done under the lock to serialise against cancellation.
 	 * Call this aio_fput as it duplicates fput via the fput_work.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(atomic_dec_and_test(&req->ki_filp->f_count))) {
+	if (unlikely(atomic_long_dec_and_test(&req->ki_filp->f_count))) {
 		get_ioctx(ctx);
 		spin_lock(&fput_lock);
 		list_add(&req->ki_list, &fput_head);
diff --git a/fs/attr.c b/fs/attr.c
index 966b73e25f82..26c71ba1eed4 100644
--- a/fs/attr.c
+++ b/fs/attr.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int inode_change_ok(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 	}
 
 	/* Check for setting the inode time. */
-	if (ia_valid & (ATTR_MTIME_SET | ATTR_ATIME_SET)) {
+	if (ia_valid & (ATTR_MTIME_SET | ATTR_ATIME_SET | ATTR_TIMES_SET)) {
 		if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ int notify_change(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * attr)
 	struct timespec now;
 	unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
 
+	if (ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID | ATTR_TIMES_SET)) {
+		if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
+			return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	now = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 
 	attr->ia_ctime = now;
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index f1c2ea8342f5..5f1538c03b1b 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ static int bad_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer,
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int bad_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			struct nameidata *nd)
+static int bad_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index fe5f6809cba6..1ec7076f7b24 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ cifs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cifs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int cifs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/dir.c b/fs/coda/dir.c
index 3d2580e00a3e..c5916228243c 100644
--- a/fs/coda/dir.c
+++ b/fs/coda/dir.c
@@ -137,9 +137,11 @@ exit:
 }
 
 
-int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int coda_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
         int error = 0;
+
+	mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
  
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0; 
diff --git a/fs/coda/pioctl.c b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
index c21a1f552a63..c51365422aa8 100644
--- a/fs/coda/pioctl.c
+++ b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/coda_psdev.h>
 
 /* pioctl ops */
-static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				 struct nameidata *nd);
+static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp, 
                        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long user_data);
 
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ const struct file_operations coda_ioctl_operations = {
 };
 
 /* the coda pioctl inode ops */
-static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				 struct nameidata *nd)
+static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
         return 0;
 }
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ static int coda_ioctl_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp, 
                        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long user_data)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
         int error;
 	struct PioctlData data;
         struct inode *target_inode = NULL;
@@ -66,21 +64,21 @@ static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp,
          * Look up the pathname. Note that the pathname is in 
          * user memory, and namei takes care of this
          */
-        if ( data.follow ) {
-                error = user_path_walk(data.path, &nd);
+        if (data.follow) {
+                error = user_path(data.path, &path);
 	} else {
-	        error = user_path_walk_link(data.path, &nd);
+	        error = user_lpath(data.path, &path);
 	}
 		
 	if ( error ) {
 		return error;
         } else {
-		target_inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
+		target_inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 	}
 	
 	/* return if it is not a Coda inode */
 	if ( target_inode->i_sb != inode->i_sb ) {
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	        return  -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp,
 
 	error = venus_pioctl(inode->i_sb, &(cnp->c_fid), cmd, &data);
 
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
         return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 106eba28ec5a..c9d1472e65c5 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -234,18 +234,18 @@ static int put_compat_statfs(struct compat_statfs __user *ubuf, struct kstatfs *
  * The following statfs calls are copies of code from fs/open.c and
  * should be checked against those from time to time
  */
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs(const char __user *path, struct compat_statfs __user *buf)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs(const char __user *pathname, struct compat_statfs __user *buf)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct kstatfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs(path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error)
 			error = put_compat_statfs(buf, &tmp);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -299,21 +299,21 @@ static int put_compat_statfs64(struct compat_statfs64 __user *ubuf, struct kstat
 	return 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, compat_size_t sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *buf)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs64(const char __user *pathname, compat_size_t sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *buf)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
 	if (sz != sizeof(*buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct kstatfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs(path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error)
 			error = put_compat_statfs64(buf, &tmp);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index d755455e3bff..89209f00f9c7 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	int rc;
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
-	umode_t mode;
 	char *encoded_symname;
 	int encoded_symlen;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat = NULL;
@@ -473,7 +472,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(dentry);
 	dget(lower_dentry);
 	lower_dir_dentry = lock_parent(lower_dentry);
-	mode = S_IALLUGO;
 	encoded_symlen = ecryptfs_encode_filename(crypt_stat, symname,
 						  strlen(symname),
 						  &encoded_symname);
@@ -482,7 +480,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto out_lock;
 	}
 	rc = vfs_symlink(lower_dir_dentry->d_inode, lower_dentry,
-			 encoded_symname, mode);
+			 encoded_symname);
 	kfree(encoded_symname);
 	if (rc || !lower_dentry->d_inode)
 		goto out_lock;
@@ -830,22 +828,9 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int
-ecryptfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ecryptfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
-	int rc;
-
-        if (nd) {
-		struct vfsmount *vfsmnt_save = nd->path.mnt;
-		struct dentry *dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
-
-		nd->path.mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(nd->path.dentry);
-		nd->path.dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(nd->path.dentry);
-		rc = permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, nd);
-		nd->path.mnt = vfsmnt_save;
-		nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
-        } else
-		rc = permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, NULL);
-        return rc;
+	return inode_permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index b8792a131533..9696bbf0f0b1 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -106,11 +106,17 @@ static inline void put_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt * fmt)
  */
 asmlinkage long sys_uselib(const char __user * library)
 {
-	struct file * file;
+	struct file *file;
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	int error;
-
-	error = __user_path_lookup_open(library, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd, FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXEC);
+	char *tmp = getname(library);
+	int error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
+
+	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
+		error = path_lookup_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp,
+					 LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd,
+					 FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXEC);
+		putname(tmp);
+	}
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -118,7 +124,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_uselib(const char __user * library)
 	if (!S_ISREG(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto exit;
 
-	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC);
+	error = -EACCES;
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+		goto exit;
+
+	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC | MAY_OPEN);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit;
 
@@ -656,38 +666,43 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(setup_arg_pages);
 struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	int err;
 	struct file *file;
+	int err;
 
-	err = path_lookup_open(AT_FDCWD, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd, FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXEC);
-	file = ERR_PTR(err);
-
-	if (!err) {
-		struct inode *inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
-		file = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
-		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-			int err = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_EXEC);
-			file = ERR_PTR(err);
-			if (!err) {
-				file = nameidata_to_filp(&nd,
-							O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE);
-				if (!IS_ERR(file)) {
-					err = deny_write_access(file);
-					if (err) {
-						fput(file);
-						file = ERR_PTR(err);
-					}
-				}
-out:
-				return file;
-			}
-		}
-		release_open_intent(&nd);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+	err = path_lookup_open(AT_FDCWD, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd,
+				FMODE_READ|FMODE_EXEC);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = -EACCES;
+	if (!S_ISREG(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		goto out_path_put;
+
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+		goto out_path_put;
+
+	err = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_EXEC | MAY_OPEN);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_path_put;
+
+	file = nameidata_to_filp(&nd, O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return file;
+
+	err = deny_write_access(file);
+	if (err) {
+		fput(file);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	goto out;
-}
 
+	return file;
+
+ out_path_put:
+	release_open_intent(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
+ out:
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec);
 
 int kernel_read(struct file *file, unsigned long offset,
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index e58669e1b87c..ae8c4f850b27 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ ext2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext2_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.h b/fs/ext2/acl.h
index 0bde85bafe38..b42cf578554b 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext2_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT2_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext2_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext2_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext2_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext2_init_acl (struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.c b/fs/ext3/acl.c
index a754d1848173..b60bb241880c 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ext3_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext3_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext3_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext3_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.h b/fs/ext3/acl.h
index 0d1e6279cbfd..42da16b8cac0 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext3_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT3_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext3_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext3_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext3_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext3_init_acl (handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index 3c8dab880d91..c7d04e165446 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ext4_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-ext4_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+ext4_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, ext4_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.h b/fs/ext4/acl.h
index 26a5c1abf147..cd2b855a07d6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ext4_acl_count(size_t size)
 #define EXT4_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
 /* acl.c */
-extern int ext4_permission (struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int ext4_permission (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ext4_acl_chmod (struct inode *);
 extern int ext4_init_acl (handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index c672df4036e9..8707a8cfa02c 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 
 		/* Equivalent to a chmod() */
 		ia.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
+		ia.ia_ctime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 		if (is_dir) {
 			ia.ia_mode = MSDOS_MKMODE(attr,
 				S_IRWXUGO & ~sbi->options.fs_dmask)
@@ -90,11 +93,21 @@ int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 			}
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * The security check is questionable...  We single
+		 * out the RO attribute for checking by the security
+		 * module, just because it maps to a file mode.
+		 */
+		err = security_inode_setattr(filp->f_path.dentry, &ia);
+		if (err)
+			goto up;
+
 		/* This MUST be done before doing anything irreversible... */
-		err = notify_change(filp->f_path.dentry, &ia);
+		err = fat_setattr(filp->f_path.dentry, &ia);
 		if (err)
 			goto up;
 
+		fsnotify_change(filp->f_path.dentry, ia.ia_valid);
 		if (sbi->options.sys_immutable) {
 			if (attr & ATTR_SYS)
 				inode->i_flags |= S_IMMUTABLE;
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 9679fcbdeaa0..61d625136813 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ static int locate_fd(unsigned int orig_start, int cloexec)
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
-
-	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (orig_start >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
-		goto out;
-
 repeat:
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 	/*
@@ -83,10 +78,6 @@ repeat:
 	if (start < fdt->max_fds)
 		newfd = find_next_zero_bit(fdt->open_fds->fds_bits,
 					   fdt->max_fds, start);
-	
-	error = -EMFILE;
-	if (newfd >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
-		goto out;
 
 	error = expand_files(files, newfd);
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -135,20 +126,20 @@ asmlinkage long sys_dup3(unsigned int oldfd, unsigned int newfd, int flags)
 	if ((flags & ~O_CLOEXEC) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (unlikely(oldfd == newfd))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	if (!(file = fcheck(oldfd)))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	err = newfd;
-	if (newfd == oldfd)
-		goto out_unlock;
-	err = -EBADF;
-	if (newfd >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
-		goto out_unlock;
 	get_file(file);			/* We are now finished with oldfd */
 
 	err = expand_files(files, newfd);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
+		if (err == -EMFILE)
+			err = -EBADF;
 		goto out_fput;
+	}
 
 	/* To avoid races with open() and dup(), we will mark the fd as
 	 * in-use in the open-file bitmap throughout the entire dup2()
@@ -189,6 +180,14 @@ out_fput:
 
 asmlinkage long sys_dup2(unsigned int oldfd, unsigned int newfd)
 {
+	if (unlikely(newfd == oldfd)) { /* corner case */
+		struct files_struct *files = current->files;
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		if (!fcheck_files(files, oldfd))
+			oldfd = -EBADF;
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return oldfd;
+	}
 	return sys_dup3(oldfd, newfd, 0);
 }
 
@@ -321,6 +320,8 @@ static long do_fcntl(int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case F_DUPFD:
 	case F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC:
+		if (arg >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
+			break;
 		get_file(filp);
 		err = dupfd(filp, arg, cmd == F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC);
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/fifo.c b/fs/fifo.c
index 9785e36f81e7..987bf9411495 100644
--- a/fs/fifo.c
+++ b/fs/fifo.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	 *  POSIX.1 says that O_NONBLOCK means return with the FIFO
 	 *  opened, even when there is no process writing the FIFO.
 	 */
-		filp->f_op = &read_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &read_pipefifo_fops;
 		pipe->r_counter++;
 		if (pipe->readers++ == 0)
 			wake_up_partner(inode);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		if ((filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) && !pipe->readers)
 			goto err;
 
-		filp->f_op = &write_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &write_pipefifo_fops;
 		pipe->w_counter++;
 		if (!pipe->writers++)
 			wake_up_partner(inode);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	 *  This implementation will NEVER block on a O_RDWR open, since
 	 *  the process can at least talk to itself.
 	 */
-		filp->f_op = &rdwr_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &rdwr_pipefifo_fops;
 
 		pipe->readers++;
 		pipe->writers++;
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ err_nocleanup:
  * depending on the access mode of the file...
  */
 const struct file_operations def_fifo_fops = {
-	.open		= fifo_open,	/* will set read or write pipe_fops */
+	.open		= fifo_open,	/* will set read_ or write_pipefifo_fops */
 };
diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 7b3887e054d0..d8773b19fe47 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -250,9 +250,18 @@ int expand_files(struct files_struct *files, int nr)
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
+
+	/*
+	 * N.B. For clone tasks sharing a files structure, this test
+	 * will limit the total number of files that can be opened.
+	 */
+	if (nr >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
+		return -EMFILE;
+
 	/* Do we need to expand? */
 	if (nr < fdt->max_fds)
 		return 0;
+
 	/* Can we expand? */
 	if (nr >= sysctl_nr_open)
 		return -EMFILE;
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 83084225b4c3..f45a4493f9e7 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
 
 	tsk = current;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&f->f_u.fu_list);
-	atomic_set(&f->f_count, 1);
+	atomic_long_set(&f->f_count, 1);
 	rwlock_init(&f->f_owner.lock);
 	f->f_uid = tsk->fsuid;
 	f->f_gid = tsk->fsgid;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_file);
 
 void fput(struct file *file)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&file->f_count))
+	if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&file->f_count))
 		__fput(file);
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ struct file *fget(unsigned int fd)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
 	if (file) {
-		if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&file->f_count)) {
+		if (!atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&file->f_count)) {
 			/* File object ref couldn't be taken */
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return NULL;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ struct file *fget_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed)
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
 		if (file) {
-			if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&file->f_count))
+			if (atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&file->f_count))
 				*fput_needed = 1;
 			else
 				/* Didn't get the reference, someone's freed */
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ struct file *fget_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed)
 
 void put_filp(struct file *file)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&file->f_count)) {
+	if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&file->f_count)) {
 		security_file_free(file);
 		file_kill(file);
 		file_free(file);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 51d0035ff07e..fd03330cadeb 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
-	inarg.mask = mask;
+	inarg.mask = mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_ACCESS;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static int fuse_access(struct inode *inode, int mask)
  * access request is sent.  Execute permission is still checked
  * locally based on file mode.
  */
-static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	bool refreshed = false;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 		   exist.  So if permissions are revoked this won't be
 		   noticed immediately, only after the attribute
 		   timeout has expired */
-	} else if (nd && (nd->flags & (LOOKUP_ACCESS | LOOKUP_CHDIR))) {
+	} else if (mask & MAY_ACCESS) {
 		err = fuse_access(inode, mask);
 	} else if ((mask & MAY_EXEC) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO)) {
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 67ff2c6a8f63..2bada6bbc317 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	if (count == 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = remove_suid(file->f_path.dentry);
+	err = file_remove_suid(file);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 6da0ab355b8a..8b0806a32948 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookup_simple(struct inode *dip, const char *name)
 	struct qstr qstr;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	gfs2_str2qstr(&qstr, name);
-	inode = gfs2_lookupi(dip, &qstr, 1, NULL);
+	inode = gfs2_lookupi(dip, &qstr, 1);
 	/* gfs2_lookupi has inconsistent callers: vfs
 	 * related routines expect NULL for no entry found,
 	 * gfs2_lookup_simple callers expect ENOENT
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookup_simple(struct inode *dip, const char *name)
  */
 
 struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
-			   int is_root, struct nameidata *nd)
+			   int is_root)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(dir);
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ int gfs2_ok_to_move(struct gfs2_inode *this, struct gfs2_inode *to)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		tmp = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dotdot, 1, NULL);
+		tmp = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dotdot, 1);
 		if (IS_ERR(tmp)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 			break;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index 6074c2506f75..58f9607d6a86 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *inode);
 int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff);
 struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
-			   int is_root, struct nameidata *nd);
+			   int is_root);
 struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 			   unsigned int mode, dev_t dev);
 int gfs2_rmdiri(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
index 990d9f4bc463..9cda8536530c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
 	gfs2_str2qstr(&dotdot, "..");
-	inode = gfs2_lookupi(child->d_inode, &dotdot, 1, NULL);
+	inode = gfs2_lookupi(child->d_inode, &dotdot, 1);
 
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 1e252dfc5294..e2c62f73a778 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			return PTR_ERR(inode);
 		}
 
-		inode = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0, nd);
+		inode = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0);
 		if (inode) {
 			if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
 				gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	dentry->d_op = &gfs2_dops;
 
-	inode = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0, nd);
+	inode = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0);
 	if (inode && IS_ERR(inode))
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
@@ -915,12 +915,6 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int gfs2_iop_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			       struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	return gfs2_permission(inode, mask);
-}
-
 static int setattr_size(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
@@ -1150,7 +1144,7 @@ static int gfs2_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops = {
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
@@ -1169,7 +1163,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 	.rmdir = gfs2_rmdir,
 	.mknod = gfs2_mknod,
 	.rename = gfs2_rename,
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
@@ -1181,7 +1175,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops = {
 	.readlink = gfs2_readlink,
 	.follow_link = gfs2_follow_link,
-	.permission = gfs2_iop_permission,
+	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
 	.setxattr = gfs2_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 63a8a902d9db..ca831991cbc2 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ int gfs2_jindex_hold(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_holder *ji_gh)
 			break;
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jd->extent_list);
-		jd->jd_inode = gfs2_lookupi(sdp->sd_jindex, &name, 1, NULL);
+		jd->jd_inode = gfs2_lookupi(sdp->sd_jindex, &name, 1);
 		if (!jd->jd_inode || IS_ERR(jd->jd_inode)) {
 			if (!jd->jd_inode)
 				error = -ENOENT;
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index dc4ec640e875..7e19835efa2e 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ void hfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-			  struct nameidata *nd)
+static int hfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && mask & MAY_EXEC)
 		return 0;
@@ -523,8 +522,6 @@ static int hfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	if (HFS_IS_RSRC(inode))
 		inode = HFS_I(inode)->rsrc_inode;
-	if (atomic_read(&file->f_count) != 1)
-		return 0;
 	atomic_inc(&HFS_I(inode)->opencnt);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -535,8 +532,6 @@ static int hfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (HFS_IS_RSRC(inode))
 		inode = HFS_I(inode)->rsrc_inode;
-	if (atomic_read(&file->f_count) != 0)
-		return 0;
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&HFS_I(inode)->opencnt)) {
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		hfs_file_truncate(inode);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index cc3b5e24339b..b085d64a2b67 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static void hfsplus_set_perms(struct inode *inode, struct hfsplus_perm *perms)
 	perms->dev = cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_I(inode).dev);
 }
 
-static int hfsplus_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int hfsplus_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/* MAY_EXEC is also used for lookup, if no x bit is set allow lookup,
 	 * open_exec has the same test, so it's still not executable, if a x bit
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static int hfsplus_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	if (HFSPLUS_IS_RSRC(inode))
 		inode = HFSPLUS_I(inode).rsrc_inode;
-	if (atomic_read(&file->f_count) != 1)
-		return 0;
 	atomic_inc(&HFSPLUS_I(inode).opencnt);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -266,8 +264,6 @@ static int hfsplus_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (HFSPLUS_IS_RSRC(inode))
 		inode = HFSPLUS_I(inode).rsrc_inode;
-	if (atomic_read(&file->f_count) != 0)
-		return 0;
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&HFSPLUS_I(inode).opencnt)) {
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		hfsplus_file_truncate(inode);
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 5222345ddccf..d6ecabf4d231 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ int hostfs_rename(struct inode *from_ino, struct dentry *from,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int hostfs_permission(struct inode *ino, int desired, struct nameidata *nd)
+int hostfs_permission(struct inode *ino, int desired)
 {
 	char *name;
 	int r = 0, w = 0, x = 0, err;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index d256559b4104..d9c59a775449 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ again:
 		d_drop(dentry);
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (atomic_read(&dentry->d_count) > 1 ||
-		    permission(inode, MAY_WRITE, NULL) ||
+		    generic_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE, NULL) ||
 		    !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
 		    get_write_access(inode)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index 65077aa90f0a..2b3d1828db99 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -655,20 +655,13 @@ static void *hppfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return proc_dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(proc_dentry, nd);
 }
 
-int hppfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	return generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
-}
-
 static const struct inode_operations hppfs_dir_iops = {
 	.lookup		= hppfs_lookup,
-	.permission	= hppfs_permission,
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations hppfs_link_iops = {
 	.readlink	= hppfs_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= hppfs_follow_link,
-	.permission	= hppfs_permission,
 };
 
 static struct inode *get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/fs/inotify_user.c b/fs/inotify_user.c
index fe79c25d95dc..60249429a253 100644
--- a/fs/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/inotify_user.c
@@ -354,20 +354,20 @@ static void inotify_dev_event_dequeue(struct inotify_device *dev)
 }
 
 /*
- * find_inode - resolve a user-given path to a specific inode and return a nd
+ * find_inode - resolve a user-given path to a specific inode
  */
-static int find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct nameidata *nd,
+static int find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path,
 		      unsigned flags)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	error = __user_walk(dirname, flags, nd);
+	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, dirname, flags, path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
-	error = vfs_permission(nd, MAY_READ);
+	error = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
 	if (error)
-		path_put(&nd->path);
+		path_put(path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -650,11 +650,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_init(void)
 	return sys_inotify_init1(0);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *path, u32 mask)
+asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *pathname, u32 mask)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct inotify_device *dev;
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	struct file *filp;
 	int ret, fput_needed;
 	unsigned flags = 0;
@@ -674,12 +674,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *path, u32 mask)
 	if (mask & IN_ONLYDIR)
 		flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
 
-	ret = find_inode(path, &nd, flags);
+	ret = find_inode(pathname, &path, flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
-	/* inode held in place by reference to nd; dev by fget on fd */
-	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
+	/* inode held in place by reference to path; dev by fget on fd */
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 	dev = filp->private_data;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->up_mutex);
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *path, u32 mask)
 		ret = create_watch(dev, inode, mask);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->up_mutex);
 
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 fput_and_out:
 	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.c b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
index 4c80404a9aba..d98713777a1b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int jffs2_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int jffs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int jffs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, jffs2_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.h b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
index 0bb7f003fd80..8ca058aed384 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct jffs2_acl_header {
 
 #define JFFS2_ACL_NOT_CACHED ((void *)-1)
 
-extern int jffs2_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+extern int jffs2_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern int jffs2_acl_chmod(struct inode *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *, struct inode *, int *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_post(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/acl.c b/fs/jfs/acl.c
index 4d84bdc88299..d3e5c33665de 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/acl.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int jfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int jfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, jfs_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
index 455fa4292045..88475f10a389 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
+int jfs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 int jfs_init_acl(tid_t, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 int jfs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 01e67dddcc3d..a7b0a0b80128 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/device_cgroup.h>
-#include <asm/namei.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #define ACC_MODE(x) ("\000\004\002\006"[(x)&O_ACCMODE])
@@ -185,6 +184,8 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 {
 	umode_t			mode = inode->i_mode;
 
+	mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
+
 	if (current->fsuid == inode->i_uid)
 		mode >>= 6;
 	else {
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 	/*
 	 * If the DACs are ok we don't need any capability check.
 	 */
-	if (((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask))
+	if ((mask & ~mode) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
  check_capabilities:
@@ -226,13 +227,9 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 	return -EACCES;
 }
 
-int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
-	int retval, submask;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
-
-	if (nd)
-		mnt = nd->path.mnt;
+	int retval;
 
 	if (mask & MAY_WRITE) {
 		umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
@@ -251,19 +248,9 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 			return -EACCES;
 	}
 
-	if ((mask & MAY_EXEC) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-		/*
-		 * MAY_EXEC on regular files is denied if the fs is mounted
-		 * with the "noexec" flag.
-		 */
-		if (mnt && (mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC))
-			return -EACCES;
-	}
-
 	/* Ordinary permission routines do not understand MAY_APPEND. */
-	submask = mask & ~MAY_APPEND;
 	if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->permission) {
-		retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, submask, nd);
+		retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, mask);
 		if (!retval) {
 			/*
 			 * Exec permission on a regular file is denied if none
@@ -277,7 +264,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 				return -EACCES;
 		}
 	} else {
-		retval = generic_permission(inode, submask, NULL);
+		retval = generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
 	}
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
@@ -286,7 +273,8 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	return security_inode_permission(inode, mask, nd);
+	return security_inode_permission(inode,
+			mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -301,7 +289,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
  */
 int vfs_permission(struct nameidata *nd, int mask)
 {
-	return permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, mask, nd);
+	return inode_permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, mask);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -318,7 +306,7 @@ int vfs_permission(struct nameidata *nd, int mask)
  */
 int file_permission(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
-	return permission(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, mask, NULL);
+	return inode_permission(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, mask);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -459,8 +447,7 @@ static struct dentry * cached_lookup(struct dentry * parent, struct qstr * name,
  * short-cut DAC fails, then call permission() to do more
  * complete permission check.
  */
-static int exec_permission_lite(struct inode *inode,
-				       struct nameidata *nd)
+static int exec_permission_lite(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	umode_t	mode = inode->i_mode;
 
@@ -486,7 +473,7 @@ static int exec_permission_lite(struct inode *inode,
 
 	return -EACCES;
 ok:
-	return security_inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
+	return security_inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -519,7 +506,14 @@ static struct dentry * real_lookup(struct dentry * parent, struct qstr * name, s
 	 */
 	result = d_lookup(parent, name);
 	if (!result) {
-		struct dentry * dentry = d_alloc(parent, name);
+		struct dentry *dentry;
+
+		/* Don't create child dentry for a dead directory. */
+		result = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		if (IS_DEADDIR(dir))
+			goto out_unlock;
+
+		dentry = d_alloc(parent, name);
 		result = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		if (dentry) {
 			result = dir->i_op->lookup(dir, dentry, nd);
@@ -528,6 +522,7 @@ static struct dentry * real_lookup(struct dentry * parent, struct qstr * name, s
 			else
 				result = dentry;
 		}
+out_unlock:
 		mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -545,27 +540,16 @@ static struct dentry * real_lookup(struct dentry * parent, struct qstr * name, s
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *, struct nameidata *);
-
 /* SMP-safe */
-static __always_inline int
+static __always_inline void
 walk_init_root(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 
 	read_lock(&fs->lock);
-	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->path = fs->root;
 	path_get(&fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
-	return 1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -606,12 +590,9 @@ static __always_inline int __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *l
 
 	if (*link == '/') {
 		path_put(&nd->path);
-		if (!walk_init_root(link, nd))
-			/* weird __emul_prefix() stuff did it */
-			goto out;
+		walk_init_root(link, nd);
 	}
 	res = link_path_walk(link, nd);
-out:
 	if (nd->depth || res || nd->last_type!=LAST_NORM)
 		return res;
 	/*
@@ -889,7 +870,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 		unsigned int c;
 
 		nd->flags |= LOOKUP_CONTINUE;
-		err = exec_permission_lite(inode, nd);
+		err = exec_permission_lite(inode);
 		if (err == -EAGAIN)
 			err = vfs_permission(nd, MAY_EXEC);
  		if (err)
@@ -1060,67 +1041,6 @@ static int path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return link_path_walk(name, nd);
 }
 
-/* 
- * SMP-safe: Returns 1 and nd will have valid dentry and mnt, if
- * everything is done. Returns 0 and drops input nd, if lookup failed;
- */
-static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	if (path_walk(name, nd))
-		return 0;		/* something went wrong... */
-
-	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;
-
-		/*
-		 * NAME was not found in alternate root or it's a directory.
-		 * Try to find it in the normal root:
-		 */
-		nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT;
-		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		nd->path = fs->root;
-		path_get(&fs->root);
-		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
-		if (path_walk(name, nd) == 0) {
-			if (nd->path.dentry->d_inode) {
-				path_put(&old_path);
-				return 1;
-			}
-			path_put(&nd->path);
-		}
-		nd->path = old_path;
-		nd->last = last;
-		nd->last_type = last_type;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-void set_fs_altroot(void)
-{
-	char *emul = __emul_prefix();
-	struct nameidata nd;
-	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)
-		path = nd.path;
-set_it:
-	write_lock(&fs->lock);
-	old_path = fs->altroot;
-	fs->altroot = path;
-	write_unlock(&fs->lock);
-	if (old_path.dentry)
-		path_put(&old_path);
-}
-
 /* Returns 0 and nd will be valid on success; Retuns error, otherwise. */
 static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 				unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
@@ -1136,14 +1056,6 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 
 	if (*name=='/') {
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		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->path = fs->root;
 		path_get(&fs->root);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
@@ -1177,7 +1089,6 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	retval = path_walk(name, nd);
-out:
 	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
 				nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
 		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
@@ -1282,19 +1193,6 @@ static int path_lookup_create(int dfd, const char *name,
 			nd, open_flags, create_mode);
 }
 
-int __user_path_lookup_open(const char __user *name, unsigned int lookup_flags,
-		struct nameidata *nd, int open_flags)
-{
-	char *tmp = getname(name);
-	int err = PTR_ERR(tmp);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
-		err = __path_lookup_intent_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp, lookup_flags, nd, open_flags, 0);
-		putname(tmp);
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-
 static struct dentry *__lookup_hash(struct qstr *name,
 		struct dentry *base, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
@@ -1317,7 +1215,14 @@ static struct dentry *__lookup_hash(struct qstr *name,
 
 	dentry = cached_lookup(base, name, nd);
 	if (!dentry) {
-		struct dentry *new = d_alloc(base, name);
+		struct dentry *new;
+
+		/* Don't create child dentry for a dead directory. */
+		dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		if (IS_DEADDIR(inode))
+			goto out;
+
+		new = d_alloc(base, name);
 		dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		if (!new)
 			goto out;
@@ -1340,7 +1245,7 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
+	err = inode_permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->path.dentry, nd);
@@ -1388,7 +1293,7 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	err = permission(base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+	err = inode_permission(base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	return __lookup_hash(&this, base, NULL);
@@ -1416,22 +1321,40 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_noperm(const char *name, struct dentry *base)
 	return __lookup_hash(&this, base, NULL);
 }
 
-int __user_walk_fd(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
-			    struct nameidata *nd)
+int user_path_at(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
+		 struct path *path)
 {
+	struct nameidata nd;
 	char *tmp = getname(name);
 	int err = PTR_ERR(tmp);
-
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
-		err = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, flags, nd);
+
+		BUG_ON(flags & LOOKUP_PARENT);
+
+		err = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, flags, &nd);
 		putname(tmp);
+		if (!err)
+			*path = nd.path;
 	}
 	return err;
 }
 
-int __user_walk(const char __user *name, unsigned flags, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path,
+			struct nameidata *nd, char **name)
 {
-	return __user_walk_fd(AT_FDCWD, name, flags, nd);
+	char *s = getname(path);
+	int error;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(s))
+		return PTR_ERR(s);
+
+	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, s, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
+	if (error)
+		putname(s);
+	else
+		*name = s;
+
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1478,7 +1401,7 @@ static int may_delete(struct inode *dir,struct dentry *victim,int isdir)
 	BUG_ON(victim->d_parent->d_inode != dir);
 	audit_inode_child(victim->d_name.name, victim, dir);
 
-	error = permission(dir,MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+	error = inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	if (IS_APPEND(dir))
@@ -1515,7 +1438,7 @@ static inline int may_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *child,
 		return -EEXIST;
 	if (IS_DEADDIR(dir))
 		return -ENOENT;
-	return permission(dir,MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC, nd);
+	return inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 }
 
 /* 
@@ -1755,7 +1678,7 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 	int will_write;
 	int flag = open_to_namei_flags(open_flag);
 
-	acc_mode = ACC_MODE(flag);
+	acc_mode = MAY_OPEN | ACC_MODE(flag);
 
 	/* O_TRUNC implies we need access checks for write permissions */
 	if (flag & O_TRUNC)
@@ -2071,20 +1994,18 @@ static int may_mknod(mode_t mode)
 asmlinkage long sys_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode,
 				unsigned dev)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	char * tmp;
-	struct dentry * dentry;
+	int error;
+	char *tmp;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		return -EPERM;
-	tmp = getname(filename);
-	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
-		return PTR_ERR(tmp);
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+	error = user_path_parent(dfd, filename, &nd, &tmp);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
+
 	dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
@@ -2116,7 +2037,6 @@ out_dput:
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-out:
 	putname(tmp);
 
 	return error;
@@ -2156,14 +2076,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, int mode)
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
-	tmp = getname(pathname);
-	error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
-	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
+	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &tmp);
+	if (error)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
 	dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 1);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
@@ -2181,7 +2097,6 @@ out_dput:
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-out:
 	putname(tmp);
 out_err:
 	return error;
@@ -2259,13 +2174,9 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
-	name = getname(pathname);
-	if(IS_ERR(name))
-		return PTR_ERR(name);
-
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, name, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit;
+		return error;
 
 	switch(nd.last_type) {
 		case LAST_DOTDOT:
@@ -2294,7 +2205,6 @@ exit2:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 exit1:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-exit:
 	putname(name);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2343,19 +2253,16 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
  */
 static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	char * name;
+	int error;
+	char *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-	name = getname(pathname);
-	if(IS_ERR(name))
-		return PTR_ERR(name);
-
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, name, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit;
+		return error;
+
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
 		goto exit1;
@@ -2382,7 +2289,6 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 		iput(inode);	/* truncate the inode here */
 exit1:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-exit:
 	putname(name);
 	return error;
 
@@ -2408,7 +2314,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_unlink(const char __user *pathname)
 	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, pathname);
 }
 
-int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname, int mode)
+int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
 {
 	int error = may_create(dir, dentry, NULL);
 
@@ -2432,23 +2338,20 @@ int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname, i
 asmlinkage long sys_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname,
 			      int newdfd, const char __user *newname)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	char * from;
-	char * to;
+	int error;
+	char *from;
+	char *to;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
 	from = getname(oldname);
-	if(IS_ERR(from))
+	if (IS_ERR(from))
 		return PTR_ERR(from);
-	to = getname(newname);
-	error = PTR_ERR(to);
-	if (IS_ERR(to))
-		goto out_putname;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(newdfd, to, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+	error = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &nd, &to);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_putname;
+
 	dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
@@ -2457,14 +2360,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname,
 	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
+	error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from);
 	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-out:
 	putname(to);
 out_putname:
 	putname(from);
@@ -2498,19 +2400,19 @@ int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_de
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (!dir->i_op || !dir->i_op->link)
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (S_ISDIR(old_dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	error = security_inode_link(old_dentry, dir, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	mutex_lock(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	DQUOT_INIT(dir);
 	error = dir->i_op->link(old_dentry, dir, new_dentry);
-	mutex_unlock(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	if (!error)
-		fsnotify_link(dir, old_dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
+		fsnotify_link(dir, inode, new_dentry);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2528,27 +2430,25 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
 			   int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *new_dentry;
-	struct nameidata nd, old_nd;
+	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path old_path;
 	int error;
-	char * to;
+	char *to;
 
 	if ((flags & ~AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	to = getname(newname);
-	if (IS_ERR(to))
-		return PTR_ERR(to);
-
-	error = __user_walk_fd(olddfd, oldname,
-			       flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW ? LOOKUP_FOLLOW : 0,
-			       &old_nd);
+	error = user_path_at(olddfd, oldname,
+			     flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW ? LOOKUP_FOLLOW : 0,
+			     &old_path);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit;
-	error = do_path_lookup(newdfd, to, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+		return error;
+
+	error = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &nd, &to);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 	error = -EXDEV;
-	if (old_nd.path.mnt != nd.path.mnt)
+	if (old_path.mnt != nd.path.mnt)
 		goto out_release;
 	new_dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
@@ -2557,7 +2457,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
 	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = vfs_link(old_nd.path.dentry, nd.path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
+	error = vfs_link(old_path.dentry, nd.path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
 	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(new_dentry);
@@ -2565,10 +2465,9 @@ out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out_release:
 	path_put(&nd.path);
-out:
-	path_put(&old_nd.path);
-exit:
 	putname(to);
+out:
+	path_put(&old_path);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2621,7 +2520,7 @@ static int vfs_rename_dir(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	 * we'll need to flip '..'.
 	 */
 	if (new_dir != old_dir) {
-		error = permission(old_dentry->d_inode, MAY_WRITE, NULL);
+		error = inode_permission(old_dentry->d_inode, MAY_WRITE);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
@@ -2724,20 +2623,22 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int do_rename(int olddfd, const char *oldname,
-			int newdfd, const char *newname)
+asmlinkage long sys_renameat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
+			     int newdfd, const char __user *newname)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	struct dentry * old_dir, * new_dir;
-	struct dentry * old_dentry, *new_dentry;
-	struct dentry * trap;
+	struct dentry *old_dir, *new_dir;
+	struct dentry *old_dentry, *new_dentry;
+	struct dentry *trap;
 	struct nameidata oldnd, newnd;
+	char *from;
+	char *to;
+	int error;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(olddfd, oldname, LOOKUP_PARENT, &oldnd);
+	error = user_path_parent(olddfd, oldname, &oldnd, &from);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(newdfd, newname, LOOKUP_PARENT, &newnd);
+	error = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &newnd, &to);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit1;
 
@@ -2799,29 +2700,11 @@ exit3:
 	unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 exit2:
 	path_put(&newnd.path);
+	putname(to);
 exit1:
 	path_put(&oldnd.path);
-exit:
-	return error;
-}
-
-asmlinkage long sys_renameat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
-			     int newdfd, const char __user *newname)
-{
-	int error;
-	char * from;
-	char * to;
-
-	from = getname(oldname);
-	if(IS_ERR(from))
-		return PTR_ERR(from);
-	to = getname(newname);
-	error = PTR_ERR(to);
-	if (!IS_ERR(to)) {
-		error = do_rename(olddfd, from, newdfd, to);
-		putname(to);
-	}
 	putname(from);
+exit:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2959,8 +2842,7 @@ const struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
 };
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__user_walk);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__user_walk_fd);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_at);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_down);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_up);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_write_access); /* binfmt_aout */
@@ -2975,7 +2857,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink_inode_operations);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(permission);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unlock_rename);
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index f30b11e2240e..411728c0c8bb 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -112,9 +112,13 @@ struct vfsmount *alloc_vfsmnt(const char *name)
 		int err;
 
 		err = mnt_alloc_id(mnt);
-		if (err) {
-			kmem_cache_free(mnt_cache, mnt);
-			return NULL;
+		if (err)
+			goto out_free_cache;
+
+		if (name) {
+			mnt->mnt_devname = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!mnt->mnt_devname)
+				goto out_free_id;
 		}
 
 		atomic_set(&mnt->mnt_count, 1);
@@ -127,16 +131,14 @@ struct vfsmount *alloc_vfsmnt(const char *name)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mnt->mnt_slave_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mnt->mnt_slave);
 		atomic_set(&mnt->__mnt_writers, 0);
-		if (name) {
-			int size = strlen(name) + 1;
-			char *newname = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (newname) {
-				memcpy(newname, name, size);
-				mnt->mnt_devname = newname;
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	return mnt;
+
+out_free_id:
+	mnt_free_id(mnt);
+out_free_cache:
+	kmem_cache_free(mnt_cache, mnt);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1128,27 +1130,27 @@ static int do_umount(struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
 
 asmlinkage long sys_umount(char __user * name, int flags)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = __user_walk(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+	retval = user_path(name, &path);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
 	retval = -EINVAL;
-	if (nd.path.dentry != nd.path.mnt->mnt_root)
+	if (path.dentry != path.mnt->mnt_root)
 		goto dput_and_out;
-	if (!check_mnt(nd.path.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(path.mnt))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	retval = do_umount(nd.path.mnt, flags);
+	retval = do_umount(path.mnt, flags);
 dput_and_out:
 	/* we mustn't call path_put() as that would clear mnt_expiry_mark */
-	dput(nd.path.dentry);
-	mntput_no_expire(nd.path.mnt);
+	dput(path.dentry);
+	mntput_no_expire(path.mnt);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1972,7 +1974,7 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *dup_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns,
 		struct fs_struct *fs)
 {
 	struct mnt_namespace *new_ns;
-	struct vfsmount *rootmnt = NULL, *pwdmnt = NULL, *altrootmnt = NULL;
+	struct vfsmount *rootmnt = NULL, *pwdmnt = NULL;
 	struct vfsmount *p, *q;
 
 	new_ns = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mnt_namespace), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -2015,10 +2017,6 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *dup_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns,
 				pwdmnt = p;
 				fs->pwd.mnt = mntget(q);
 			}
-			if (p == fs->altroot.mnt) {
-				altrootmnt = p;
-				fs->altroot.mnt = mntget(q);
-			}
 		}
 		p = next_mnt(p, mnt_ns->root);
 		q = next_mnt(q, new_ns->root);
@@ -2029,8 +2027,6 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *dup_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns,
 		mntput(rootmnt);
 	if (pwdmnt)
 		mntput(pwdmnt);
-	if (altrootmnt)
-		mntput(altrootmnt);
 
 	return new_ns;
 }
@@ -2183,28 +2179,26 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pivot_root(const char __user * new_root,
 			       const char __user * put_old)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *tmp;
-	struct nameidata new_nd, old_nd;
-	struct path parent_path, root_parent, root;
+	struct path new, old, parent_path, root_parent, root;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	error = __user_walk(new_root, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY,
-			    &new_nd);
+	error = user_path_dir(new_root, &new);
 	if (error)
 		goto out0;
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!check_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(new.mnt))
 		goto out1;
 
-	error = __user_walk(put_old, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &old_nd);
+	error = user_path_dir(put_old, &old);
 	if (error)
 		goto out1;
 
-	error = security_sb_pivotroot(&old_nd.path, &new_nd.path);
+	error = security_sb_pivotroot(&old, &new);
 	if (error) {
-		path_put(&old_nd.path);
+		path_put(&old);
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
@@ -2213,69 +2207,69 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pivot_root(const char __user * new_root,
 	path_get(&current->fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
-	mutex_lock(&old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&old.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(old_nd.path.mnt) ||
-		IS_MNT_SHARED(new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent) ||
+	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(old.mnt) ||
+		IS_MNT_SHARED(new.mnt->mnt_parent) ||
 		IS_MNT_SHARED(root.mnt->mnt_parent))
 		goto out2;
 	if (!check_mnt(root.mnt))
 		goto out2;
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(new_nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (IS_DEADDIR(new.dentry->d_inode))
 		goto out2;
-	if (d_unhashed(new_nd.path.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(new_nd.path.dentry))
+	if (d_unhashed(new.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(new.dentry))
 		goto out2;
-	if (d_unhashed(old_nd.path.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(old_nd.path.dentry))
+	if (d_unhashed(old.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(old.dentry))
 		goto out2;
 	error = -EBUSY;
-	if (new_nd.path.mnt == root.mnt ||
-	    old_nd.path.mnt == root.mnt)
+	if (new.mnt == root.mnt ||
+	    old.mnt == root.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* loop, on the same file system  */
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (root.mnt->mnt_root != root.dentry)
 		goto out2; /* not a mountpoint */
 	if (root.mnt->mnt_parent == root.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* not attached */
-	if (new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_root != new_nd.path.dentry)
+	if (new.mnt->mnt_root != new.dentry)
 		goto out2; /* not a mountpoint */
-	if (new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent == new_nd.path.mnt)
+	if (new.mnt->mnt_parent == new.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* not attached */
 	/* make sure we can reach put_old from new_root */
-	tmp = old_nd.path.mnt;
+	tmp = old.mnt;
 	spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-	if (tmp != new_nd.path.mnt) {
+	if (tmp != new.mnt) {
 		for (;;) {
 			if (tmp->mnt_parent == tmp)
 				goto out3; /* already mounted on put_old */
-			if (tmp->mnt_parent == new_nd.path.mnt)
+			if (tmp->mnt_parent == new.mnt)
 				break;
 			tmp = tmp->mnt_parent;
 		}
-		if (!is_subdir(tmp->mnt_mountpoint, new_nd.path.dentry))
+		if (!is_subdir(tmp->mnt_mountpoint, new.dentry))
 			goto out3;
-	} else if (!is_subdir(old_nd.path.dentry, new_nd.path.dentry))
+	} else if (!is_subdir(old.dentry, new.dentry))
 		goto out3;
-	detach_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt, &parent_path);
+	detach_mnt(new.mnt, &parent_path);
 	detach_mnt(root.mnt, &root_parent);
 	/* mount old root on put_old */
-	attach_mnt(root.mnt, &old_nd.path);
+	attach_mnt(root.mnt, &old);
 	/* mount new_root on / */
-	attach_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt, &root_parent);
+	attach_mnt(new.mnt, &root_parent);
 	touch_mnt_namespace(current->nsproxy->mnt_ns);
 	spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-	chroot_fs_refs(&root, &new_nd.path);
-	security_sb_post_pivotroot(&root, &new_nd.path);
+	chroot_fs_refs(&root, &new);
+	security_sb_post_pivotroot(&root, &new);
 	error = 0;
 	path_put(&root_parent);
 	path_put(&parent_path);
 out2:
-	mutex_unlock(&old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&old.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	up_write(&namespace_sem);
 	path_put(&root);
-	path_put(&old_nd.path);
+	path_put(&old);
 out1:
-	path_put(&new_nd.path);
+	path_put(&new);
 out0:
 	return error;
 out3:
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 011ef0b6d2d4..07e9715b8658 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ leave_me:;
 
 
 static int
-__ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+__ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ncp_server *server;
 	struct dentry *parent;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ ncp_lookup_validate(struct dentry * dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int res;
 	lock_kernel();
-	res = __ncp_lookup_validate(dentry, nd);
+	res = __ncp_lookup_validate(dentry);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 28a238dab23a..74f92b717f78 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ static int nfs_do_access(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int mask)
 		return status;
 	nfs_access_add_cache(inode, &cache);
 out:
-	if ((cache.mask & mask) == mask)
+	if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
 		return 0;
 	return -EACCES;
 }
@@ -1907,17 +1907,17 @@ int nfs_may_open(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int openflags)
 	return nfs_do_access(inode, cred, nfs_open_permission_mask(openflags));
 }
 
-int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSACCESS);
 
-	if (mask == 0)
+	if ((mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
 		goto out;
 	/* Is this sys_access() ? */
-	if (nd != NULL && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_ACCESS))
+	if (mask & MAY_ACCESS)
 		goto force_lookup;
 
 	switch (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
@@ -1926,8 +1926,7 @@ int nfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 		case S_IFREG:
 			/* NFSv4 has atomic_open... */
 			if (nfs_server_capable(inode, NFS_CAP_ATOMIC_OPEN)
-					&& nd != NULL
-					&& (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN))
+					&& (mask & MAY_OPEN))
 				goto out;
 			break;
 		case S_IFDIR:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 1955a2702e60..c53e65f8f3a2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index f45451eb1e38..ea37c96f0445 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int nfsd_acceptable(void *expv, struct dentry *dentry)
 		/* make sure parents give x permission to user */
 		int err;
 		parent = dget_parent(tdentry);
-		err = permission(parent->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+		err = inode_permission(parent->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dput(parent);
 			break;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 0f4481e0502d..18060bed5267 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,6 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	struct dentry	*dentry, *dnew;
 	__be32		err, cerr;
 	int		host_err;
-	umode_t		mode;
 
 	err = nfserr_noent;
 	if (!flen || !plen)
@@ -1535,11 +1534,6 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (IS_ERR(dnew))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	mode = S_IALLUGO;
-	/* Only the MODE ATTRibute is even vaguely meaningful */
-	if (iap && (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-		mode = iap->ia_mode & S_IALLUGO;
-
 	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
@@ -1551,11 +1545,11 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		else {
 			strncpy(path_alloced, path, plen);
 			path_alloced[plen] = 0;
-			host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced, mode);
+			host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced);
 			kfree(path_alloced);
 		}
 	} else
-		host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path, mode);
+		host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path);
 
 	if (!host_err) {
 		if (EX_ISSYNC(fhp->fh_export))
@@ -1959,12 +1953,12 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* This assumes  NFSD_MAY_{READ,WRITE,EXEC} == MAY_{READ,WRITE,EXEC} */
-	err = permission(inode, acc & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC), NULL);
+	err = inode_permission(inode, acc & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC));
 
 	/* Allow read access to binaries even when mode 111 */
 	if (err == -EACCES && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
 	    acc == (NFSD_MAY_READ | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE))
-		err = permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+		err = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
 
 	return err? nfserrno(err) : 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index 3c5550cd11d6..d020866d4232 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ static ssize_t ntfs_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		goto out;
 	if (!count)
 		goto out;
-	err = remove_suid(file->f_path.dentry);
+	err = file_remove_suid(file);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	file_update_time(file);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index e8514e8b6ce8..be2dd95d3a1d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ bail:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.h b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
index 048ddcaf5c80..1e27b4d017ea 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ int ocfs2_lock_allocators(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_dinode *di,
 int ocfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 int ocfs2_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct kstat *stat);
-int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-		     struct nameidata *nd);
+int ocfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 
 int ocfs2_should_update_atime(struct inode *inode,
 			      struct vfsmount *vfsmnt);
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index bb98d2fe809f..52647be277a2 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -122,37 +122,37 @@ static int vfs_statfs64(struct dentry *dentry, struct statfs64 *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_statfs(const char __user * path, struct statfs __user * buf)
+asmlinkage long sys_statfs(const char __user *pathname, struct statfs __user * buf)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct statfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs_native(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs_native(path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
 			error = -EFAULT;
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
 
 
-asmlinkage long sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, size_t sz, struct statfs64 __user *buf)
+asmlinkage long sys_statfs64(const char __user *pathname, size_t sz, struct statfs64 __user *buf)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	long error;
 
 	if (sz != sizeof(*buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct statfs64 tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs64(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs64(path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
 			error = -EFAULT;
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -223,20 +223,20 @@ int do_truncate(struct dentry *dentry, loff_t length, unsigned int time_attrs,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user * path, loff_t length)
+static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user *pathname, loff_t length)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct inode * inode;
+	struct path path;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
 
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (length < 0)	/* sorry, but loff_t says... */
 		goto out;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	/* For directories it's -EISDIR, for other non-regulars - -EINVAL */
 	error = -EISDIR;
@@ -247,16 +247,16 @@ static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user * path, loff_t length)
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE);
+	error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
 	if (error)
 		goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 
 	error = -EPERM;
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
+	if (IS_APPEND(inode))
 		goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 
 	error = get_write_access(inode);
@@ -274,15 +274,15 @@ static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user * path, loff_t length)
 	error = locks_verify_truncate(inode, NULL, length);
 	if (!error) {
 		DQUOT_INIT(inode);
-		error = do_truncate(nd.path.dentry, length, 0, NULL);
+		error = do_truncate(path.dentry, length, 0, NULL);
 	}
 
 put_write_and_out:
 	put_write_access(inode);
 mnt_drop_write_and_out:
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ out:
  */
 asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int old_fsuid, old_fsgid;
 	kernel_cap_t uninitialized_var(old_cap);  /* !SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP */
 	int res;
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 		 * FIXME: There is a race here against sys_capset.  The
 		 * capabilities can change yet we will restore the old
 		 * value below.  We should hold task_capabilities_lock,
-		 * but we cannot because user_path_walk can sleep.
+		 * but we cannot because user_path_at can sleep.
 		 */
 #endif /* ndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
 		if (current->uid)
@@ -457,14 +458,25 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 			old_cap = cap_set_effective(current->cap_permitted);
 	}
 
-	res = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_ACCESS, &nd);
+	res = user_path_at(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 	if (res)
 		goto out;
 
-	res = vfs_permission(&nd, mode);
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if ((mode & MAY_EXEC) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+		/*
+		 * MAY_EXEC on regular files is denied if the fs is mounted
+		 * with the "noexec" flag.
+		 */
+		res = -EACCES;
+		if (path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+			goto out_path_release;
+	}
+
+	res = inode_permission(inode, mode | MAY_ACCESS);
 	/* SuS v2 requires we report a read only fs too */
-	if(res || !(mode & S_IWOTH) ||
-	   special_file(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (res || !(mode & S_IWOTH) || special_file(inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_path_release;
 	/*
 	 * This is a rare case where using __mnt_is_readonly()
@@ -476,11 +488,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 	 * inherently racy and know that the fs may change
 	 * state before we even see this result.
 	 */
-	if (__mnt_is_readonly(nd.path.mnt))
+	if (__mnt_is_readonly(path.mnt))
 		res = -EROFS;
 
 out_path_release:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	current->fsuid = old_fsuid;
 	current->fsgid = old_fsgid;
@@ -498,22 +510,21 @@ asmlinkage long sys_access(const char __user *filename, int mode)
 
 asmlinkage long sys_chdir(const char __user * filename)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = __user_walk(filename,
-			    LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_DIRECTORY|LOOKUP_CHDIR, &nd);
+	error = user_path_dir(filename, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_ACCESS);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd.path);
+	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
 
 dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -535,7 +546,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int fd)
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	error = file_permission(file, MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_ACCESS);
 	if (!error)
 		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &file->f_path);
 out_putf:
@@ -546,14 +557,14 @@ out:
 
 asmlinkage long sys_chroot(const char __user * filename)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = __user_walk(filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY | LOOKUP_NOALT, &nd);
+	error = user_path_dir(filename, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_ACCESS);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
@@ -561,11 +572,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_chroot(const char __user * filename)
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_CHROOT))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	set_fs_root(current->fs, &nd.path);
-	set_fs_altroot();
+	set_fs_root(current->fs, &path);
 	error = 0;
 dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -590,9 +600,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchmod(unsigned int fd, mode_t mode)
 	err = mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_putf;
-	err = -EPERM;
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		goto out_drop_write;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
 		mode = inode->i_mode;
@@ -600,8 +607,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchmod(unsigned int fd, mode_t mode)
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
 	err = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
-out_drop_write:
 	mnt_drop_write(file->f_path.mnt);
 out_putf:
 	fput(file);
@@ -612,36 +617,29 @@ out:
 asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			     mode_t mode)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct inode * inode;
+	struct path path;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
-
-	error = -EPERM;
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		goto out_drop_write;
-
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
 		mode = inode->i_mode;
 	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
-	error = notify_change(nd.path.dentry, &newattrs);
+	error = notify_change(path.dentry, &newattrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -653,18 +651,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_chmod(const char __user *filename, mode_t mode)
 
 static int chown_common(struct dentry * dentry, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 {
-	struct inode * inode;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
 
-	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (!(inode = dentry->d_inode)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "chown_common: NULL inode\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-	error = -EPERM;
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		goto out;
 	newattrs.ia_valid =  ATTR_CTIME;
 	if (user != (uid_t) -1) {
 		newattrs.ia_valid |= ATTR_UID;
@@ -680,25 +670,25 @@ static int chown_common(struct dentry * dentry, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	error = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-out:
+
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_chown(const char __user * filename, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(filename, &nd);
+	error = user_path(filename, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_release;
-	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = chown_common(path.dentry, user, group);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_release:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -706,7 +696,7 @@ out:
 asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
 			     gid_t group, int flag)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 	int follow;
 
@@ -714,35 +704,35 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
 		goto out;
 
 	follow = (flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, follow, &nd);
+	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, follow, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_release;
-	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = chown_common(path.dentry, user, group);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_release:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_lchown(const char __user * filename, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk_link(filename, &nd);
+	error = user_lpath(filename, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_release;
-	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = chown_common(path.dentry, user, group);
+	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 out_release:
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -982,7 +972,6 @@ int get_unused_fd_flags(int flags)
 	int fd, error;
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
-  	error = -EMFILE;
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 
 repeat:
@@ -990,13 +979,6 @@ repeat:
 	fd = find_next_zero_bit(fdt->open_fds->fds_bits, fdt->max_fds,
 				files->next_fd);
 
-	/*
-	 * N.B. For clone tasks sharing a files structure, this test
-	 * will limit the total number of files that can be opened.
-	 */
-	if (fd >= current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
-		goto out;
-
 	/* Do we need to expand the fd array or fd set?  */
 	error = expand_files(files, fd);
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -1007,7 +989,6 @@ repeat:
 	 	 * If we needed to expand the fs array we
 		 * might have blocked - try again.
 		 */
-		error = -EMFILE;
 		goto repeat;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 10c4e9aa5c49..fcba6542b8d0 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -777,45 +777,10 @@ pipe_rdwr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 /*
  * The file_operations structs are not static because they
  * are also used in linux/fs/fifo.c to do operations on FIFOs.
+ *
+ * Pipes reuse fifos' file_operations structs.
  */
-const struct file_operations read_fifo_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= do_sync_read,
-	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
-	.write		= bad_pipe_w,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_read_open,
-	.release	= pipe_read_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_read_fasync,
-};
-
-const struct file_operations write_fifo_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= bad_pipe_r,
-	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= pipe_write,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_write_open,
-	.release	= pipe_write_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_write_fasync,
-};
-
-const struct file_operations rdwr_fifo_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= do_sync_read,
-	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
-	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= pipe_write,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_rdwr_open,
-	.release	= pipe_rdwr_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_rdwr_fasync,
-};
-
-static const struct file_operations read_pipe_fops = {
+const struct file_operations read_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
@@ -827,7 +792,7 @@ static const struct file_operations read_pipe_fops = {
 	.fasync		= pipe_read_fasync,
 };
 
-static const struct file_operations write_pipe_fops = {
+const struct file_operations write_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= bad_pipe_r,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
@@ -839,7 +804,7 @@ static const struct file_operations write_pipe_fops = {
 	.fasync		= pipe_write_fasync,
 };
 
-static const struct file_operations rdwr_pipe_fops = {
+const struct file_operations rdwr_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
@@ -927,7 +892,7 @@ static struct inode * get_pipe_inode(void)
 	inode->i_pipe = pipe;
 
 	pipe->readers = pipe->writers = 1;
-	inode->i_fop = &rdwr_pipe_fops;
+	inode->i_fop = &rdwr_pipefifo_fops;
 
 	/*
 	 * Mark the inode dirty from the very beginning,
@@ -978,7 +943,7 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags)
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 	err = -ENFILE;
-	f = alloc_file(pipe_mnt, dentry, FMODE_WRITE, &write_pipe_fops);
+	f = alloc_file(pipe_mnt, dentry, FMODE_WRITE, &write_pipefifo_fops);
 	if (!f)
 		goto err_dentry;
 	f->f_mapping = inode->i_mapping;
@@ -1020,7 +985,7 @@ struct file *create_read_pipe(struct file *wrf, int flags)
 
 	f->f_pos = 0;
 	f->f_flags = O_RDONLY | (flags & O_NONBLOCK);
-	f->f_op = &read_pipe_fops;
+	f->f_op = &read_pipefifo_fops;
 	f->f_mode = FMODE_READ;
 	f->f_version = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index d744aa3c9f74..e74308bdabd3 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1859,8 +1859,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
  * /proc/pid/fd needs a special permission handler so that a process can still
  * access /proc/self/fd after it has executed a setuid().
  */
-static int proc_fd_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
-				struct nameidata *nd)
+static int proc_fd_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int rv;
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index b37f25dc45a5..8bb03f056c28 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ static void proc_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 			module_put(de->owner);
 		de_put(de);
 	}
+	if (PROC_I(inode)->sysctl)
+		sysctl_head_put(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl);
 	clear_inode(inode);
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +87,8 @@ static struct inode *proc_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	ei->fd = 0;
 	ei->op.proc_get_link = NULL;
 	ei->pde = NULL;
+	ei->sysctl = NULL;
+	ei->sysctl_entry = NULL;
 	inode = &ei->vfs_inode;
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	return inode;
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 5acc001d49f6..f9a8b892718f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -10,149 +10,110 @@
 static struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations;
 static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations;
 static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations;
+static const struct file_operations proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_dir_operations;
 
-static void proc_sys_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ctl_table *table)
-{
-	/* Refresh the cached information bits in the inode */
-	if (table) {
-		inode->i_uid = 0;
-		inode->i_gid = 0;
-		inode->i_mode = table->mode;
-		if (table->proc_handler) {
-			inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG;
-			inode->i_nlink = 1;
-		} else {
-			inode->i_mode |= S_IFDIR;
-			inode->i_nlink = 0;	/* It is too hard to figure out */
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct inode *dir, struct ctl_table *table)
+static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct super_block *sb,
+		struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct proc_inode *dir_ei, *ei;
-	int depth;
+	struct proc_inode *ei;
 
-	inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb);
+	inode = new_inode(sb);
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* A directory is always one deeper than it's parent */
-	dir_ei = PROC_I(dir);
-	depth = dir_ei->fd + 1;
-
+	sysctl_head_get(head);
 	ei = PROC_I(inode);
-	ei->fd = depth;
+	ei->sysctl = head;
+	ei->sysctl_entry = table;
+
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-	inode->i_op = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
-	inode->i_fop = &proc_sys_file_operations;
 	inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE; /* tell selinux to ignore this inode */
-	proc_sys_refresh_inode(inode, table);
+	inode->i_mode = table->mode;
+	if (!table->child) {
+		inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG;
+		inode->i_op = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &proc_sys_file_operations;
+	} else {
+		inode->i_mode |= S_IFDIR;
+		inode->i_nlink = 0;
+		inode->i_op = &proc_sys_dir_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
+	}
 out:
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *proc_sys_ancestor(struct dentry *dentry, int depth)
-{
-	for (;;) {
-		struct proc_inode *ei;
-
-		ei = PROC_I(dentry->d_inode);
-		if (ei->fd == depth)
-			break; /* found */
-
-		dentry = dentry->d_parent;
-	}
-	return dentry;
-}
-
-static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_table_one(struct ctl_table *table,
-							struct qstr *name)
+static struct ctl_table *find_in_table(struct ctl_table *p, struct qstr *name)
 {
 	int len;
-	for ( ; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++) {
+	for ( ; p->ctl_name || p->procname; p++) {
 
-		if (!table->procname)
+		if (!p->procname)
 			continue;
 
-		len = strlen(table->procname);
+		len = strlen(p->procname);
 		if (len != name->len)
 			continue;
 
-		if (memcmp(table->procname, name->name, len) != 0)
+		if (memcmp(p->procname, name->name, len) != 0)
 			continue;
 
 		/* I have a match */
-		return table;
+		return p;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_table(struct dentry *dentry,
-						struct ctl_table *table)
+struct ctl_table_header *grab_header(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct dentry *ancestor;
-	struct proc_inode *ei;
-	int depth, i;
+	if (PROC_I(inode)->sysctl)
+		return sysctl_head_grab(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl);
+	else
+		return sysctl_head_next(NULL);
+}
 
-	ei = PROC_I(dentry->d_inode);
-	depth = ei->fd;
+static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+					struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(dir);
+	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(dir)->sysctl_entry;
+	struct ctl_table_header *h = NULL;
+	struct qstr *name = &dentry->d_name;
+	struct ctl_table *p;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct dentry *err = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
-	if (depth == 0)
-		return table;
+	if (IS_ERR(head))
+		return ERR_CAST(head);
 
-	for (i = 1; table && (i <= depth); i++) {
-		ancestor = proc_sys_ancestor(dentry, i);
-		table = proc_sys_lookup_table_one(table, &ancestor->d_name);
-		if (table)
-			table = table->child;
+	if (table && !table->child) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	return table;
-
-}
-static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_entry(struct dentry *dparent,
-						struct qstr *name,
-						struct ctl_table *table)
-{
-	table = proc_sys_lookup_table(dparent, table);
-	if (table)
-		table = proc_sys_lookup_table_one(table, name);
-	return table;
-}
 
-static struct ctl_table *do_proc_sys_lookup(struct dentry *parent,
-						struct qstr *name,
-						struct ctl_table_header **ptr)
-{
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct ctl_table *table = NULL;
+	table = table ? table->child : head->ctl_table;
 
-	for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head;
-			head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
-		table = proc_sys_lookup_entry(parent, name, head->ctl_table);
-		if (table)
-			break;
+	p = find_in_table(table, name);
+	if (!p) {
+		for (h = sysctl_head_next(NULL); h; h = sysctl_head_next(h)) {
+			if (h->attached_to != table)
+				continue;
+			p = find_in_table(h->attached_by, name);
+			if (p)
+				break;
+		}
 	}
-	*ptr = head;
-	return table;
-}
-
-static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-					struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *err;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	err = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
-	if (!table)
+	if (!p)
 		goto out;
 
 	err = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir, table);
+	inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir->i_sb, h ? h : head, p);
+	if (h)
+		sysctl_head_finish(h);
+
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -168,22 +129,14 @@ out:
 static ssize_t proc_sys_call_handler(struct file *filp, void __user *buf,
 		size_t count, loff_t *ppos, int write)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
+	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
 	ssize_t error;
 	size_t res;
 
-	table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
-	/* Has the sysctl entry disappeared on us? */
-	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (!table)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* Has the sysctl entry been replaced by a directory? */
-	error = -EISDIR;
-	if (!table->proc_handler)
-		goto out;
+	if (IS_ERR(head))
+		return PTR_ERR(head);
 
 	/*
 	 * At this point we know that the sysctl was not unregistered
@@ -193,6 +146,11 @@ static ssize_t proc_sys_call_handler(struct file *filp, void __user *buf,
 	if (sysctl_perm(head->root, table, write ? MAY_WRITE : MAY_READ))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* if that can happen at all, it should be -EINVAL, not -EISDIR */
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (!table->proc_handler)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
 	res = count;
 	error = table->proc_handler(table, write, filp, buf, &res, ppos);
@@ -218,82 +176,86 @@ static ssize_t proc_sys_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 
 
 static int proc_sys_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent,
-				filldir_t filldir, struct ctl_table *table)
+				filldir_t filldir,
+				struct ctl_table_header *head,
+				struct ctl_table *table)
 {
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct ctl_table *child_table = NULL;
 	struct dentry *child, *dir = filp->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct qstr qname;
 	ino_t ino = 0;
 	unsigned type = DT_UNKNOWN;
-	int ret;
 
 	qname.name = table->procname;
 	qname.len  = strlen(table->procname);
 	qname.hash = full_name_hash(qname.name, qname.len);
 
-	/* Suppress duplicates.
-	 * Only fill a directory entry if it is the value that
-	 * an ordinary lookup of that name returns.  Hide all
-	 * others.
-	 *
-	 * If we ever cache this translation in the dcache
-	 * I should do a dcache lookup first.  But for now
-	 * it is just simpler not to.
-	 */
-	ret = 0;
-	child_table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dir, &qname, &head);
-	sysctl_head_finish(head);
-	if (child_table != table)
-		return 0;
-
 	child = d_lookup(dir, &qname);
 	if (!child) {
-		struct dentry *new;
-		new = d_alloc(dir, &qname);
-		if (new) {
-			inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir->d_inode, table);
-			if (!inode)
-				child = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-			else {
-				new->d_op = &proc_sys_dentry_operations;
-				d_add(new, inode);
+		child = d_alloc(dir, &qname);
+		if (child) {
+			inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir->d_sb, head, table);
+			if (!inode) {
+				dput(child);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			} else {
+				child->d_op = &proc_sys_dentry_operations;
+				d_add(child, inode);
 			}
-			if (child)
-				dput(new);
-			else
-				child = new;
+		} else {
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!child || IS_ERR(child) || !child->d_inode)
-		goto end_instantiate;
 	inode = child->d_inode;
-	if (inode) {
-		ino  = inode->i_ino;
-		type = inode->i_mode >> 12;
-	}
+	ino  = inode->i_ino;
+	type = inode->i_mode >> 12;
 	dput(child);
-end_instantiate:
-	if (!ino)
-		ino= find_inode_number(dir, &qname);
-	if (!ino)
-		ino = 1;
-	return filldir(dirent, qname.name, qname.len, filp->f_pos, ino, type);
+	return !!filldir(dirent, qname.name, qname.len, filp->f_pos, ino, type);
+}
+
+static int scan(struct ctl_table_header *head, ctl_table *table,
+		unsigned long *pos, struct file *file,
+		void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+
+	for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++, (*pos)++) {
+		int res;
+
+		/* Can't do anything without a proc name */
+		if (!table->procname)
+			continue;
+
+		if (*pos < file->f_pos)
+			continue;
+
+		res = proc_sys_fill_cache(file, dirent, filldir, head, table);
+		if (res)
+			return res;
+
+		file->f_pos = *pos + 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
+	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct ctl_table_header *head = NULL;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
+	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
+	struct ctl_table_header *h = NULL;
 	unsigned long pos;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(head))
+		return PTR_ERR(head);
 
-	ret = -ENOTDIR;
-	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+	if (table && !table->child) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
 		goto out;
+	}
+
+	table = table ? table->child : head->ctl_table;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	/* Avoid a switch here: arm builds fail with missing __cmpdi2 */
@@ -311,30 +273,17 @@ static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	}
 	pos = 2;
 
-	/* - Find each instance of the directory
-	 * - Read all entries in each instance
-	 * - Before returning an entry to user space lookup the entry
-	 *   by name and if I find a different entry don't return
-	 *   this one because it means it is a buried dup.
-	 * For sysctl this should only happen for directory entries.
-	 */
-	for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head; head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
-		table = proc_sys_lookup_table(dentry, head->ctl_table);
+	ret = scan(head, table, &pos, filp, dirent, filldir);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 
-		if (!table)
+	for (h = sysctl_head_next(NULL); h; h = sysctl_head_next(h)) {
+		if (h->attached_to != table)
 			continue;
-
-		for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++, pos++) {
-			/* Can't do anything without a proc name */
-			if (!table->procname)
-				continue;
-
-			if (pos < filp->f_pos)
-				continue;
-
-			if (proc_sys_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, table) < 0)
-				goto out;
-			filp->f_pos = pos + 1;
+		ret = scan(h, h->attached_by, &pos, filp, dirent, filldir);
+		if (ret) {
+			sysctl_head_finish(h);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	ret = 1;
@@ -343,53 +292,24 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/*
 	 * sysctl entries that are not writeable,
 	 * are _NOT_ writeable, capabilities or not.
 	 */
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	int mode;
-	int depth;
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
+	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
 	int error;
 
-	head = NULL;
-	depth = PROC_I(inode)->fd;
-
-	/* First check the cached permissions, in case we don't have
-	 * enough information to lookup the sysctl table entry.
-	 */
-	error = -EACCES;
-	mode = inode->i_mode;
-
-	if (current->euid == 0)
-		mode >>= 6;
-	else if (in_group_p(0))
-		mode >>= 3;
-
-	if ((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask)
-		error = 0;
-
-	/* If we can't get a sysctl table entry the permission
-	 * checks on the cached mode will have to be enough.
-	 */
-	if (!nd || !depth)
-		goto out;
+	if (IS_ERR(head))
+		return PTR_ERR(head);
 
-	dentry = nd->path.dentry;
-	table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+	if (!table) /* global root - r-xr-xr-x */
+		error = mask & MAY_WRITE ? -EACCES : 0;
+	else /* Use the permissions on the sysctl table entry */
+		error = sysctl_perm(head->root, table, mask);
 
-	/* If the entry does not exist deny permission */
-	error = -EACCES;
-	if (!table)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* Use the permissions on the sysctl table entry */
-	error = sysctl_perm(head->root, table, mask);
-out:
 	sysctl_head_finish(head);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -409,33 +329,70 @@ static int proc_sys_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	return error;
 }
 
-/* I'm lazy and don't distinguish between files and directories,
- * until access time.
- */
+static int proc_sys_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
+	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(head))
+		return PTR_ERR(head);
+
+	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
+	if (table)
+		stat->mode = (stat->mode & S_IFMT) | table->mode;
+
+	sysctl_head_finish(head);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations = {
 	.read		= proc_sys_read,
 	.write		= proc_sys_write,
+};
+
+static const struct file_operations proc_sys_dir_file_operations = {
 	.readdir	= proc_sys_readdir,
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations = {
+	.permission	= proc_sys_permission,
+	.setattr	= proc_sys_setattr,
+	.getattr	= proc_sys_getattr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_dir_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_sys_lookup,
 	.permission	= proc_sys_permission,
 	.setattr	= proc_sys_setattr,
+	.getattr	= proc_sys_getattr,
 };
 
 static int proc_sys_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	struct ctl_table_header *head;
-	struct ctl_table *table;
-	table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
-	proc_sys_refresh_inode(dentry->d_inode, table);
-	sysctl_head_finish(head);
-	return !!table;
+	return !PROC_I(dentry->d_inode)->sysctl->unregistering;
+}
+
+static int proc_sys_delete(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return !!PROC_I(dentry->d_inode)->sysctl->unregistering;
+}
+
+static int proc_sys_compare(struct dentry *dir, struct qstr *qstr,
+			    struct qstr *name)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = container_of(qstr, struct dentry, d_name);
+	if (qstr->len != name->len)
+		return 1;
+	if (memcmp(qstr->name, name->name, name->len))
+		return 1;
+	return !sysctl_is_seen(PROC_I(dentry->d_inode)->sysctl);
 }
 
 static struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= proc_sys_revalidate,
+	.d_delete	= proc_sys_delete,
+	.d_compare	= proc_sys_compare,
 };
 
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
@@ -443,8 +400,8 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
 int proc_sys_init(void)
 {
 	proc_sys_root = proc_mkdir("sys", NULL);
-	proc_sys_root->proc_iops = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
-	proc_sys_root->proc_fops = &proc_sys_file_operations;
+	proc_sys_root->proc_iops = &proc_sys_dir_operations;
+	proc_sys_root->proc_fops = &proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
 	proc_sys_root->nlink = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index d7c4935c1034..bb3cb5b7cdb2 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int reiserfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We don't do permission checks on the internal objects.
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index 2294783320cb..e4f8d51a5553 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ smb_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
  * privileges, so we need our own check for this.
  */
 static int
-smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int error = 0;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ smb_file_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	/* Look at user permissions */
 	mode >>= 6;
-	if ((mode & 7 & mask) != mask)
+	if (mask & ~mode & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC))
 		error = -EACCES;
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 47dc1a445d1f..b30311ba8af6 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ generic_file_splice_write_nolock(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int err;
 
-	err = remove_suid(out->f_path.dentry);
+	err = file_remove_suid(out);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ generic_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	inode_double_lock(inode, pipe->inode);
-	ret = remove_suid(out->f_path.dentry);
+	ret = file_remove_suid(out);
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		ret = __splice_from_pipe(pipe, &sd, pipe_to_file);
 	inode_double_unlock(inode, pipe->inode);
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 9cf41f719d50..7c46fbeb8b76 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_getattr);
 
 int vfs_stat_fd(int dfd, char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+	error = user_path_at(dfd, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		error = vfs_getattr(path.mnt, path.dentry, stat);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_stat);
 
 int vfs_lstat_fd(int dfd, char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, 0, &nd);
+	error = user_path_at(dfd, name, 0, &path);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		error = vfs_getattr(path.mnt, path.dentry, stat);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -291,29 +291,29 @@ asmlinkage long sys_newfstat(unsigned int fd, struct stat __user *statbuf)
 	return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *path,
+asmlinkage long sys_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 				char __user *buf, int bufsiz)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
 	if (bufsiz <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, path, 0, &nd);
+	error = user_path_at(dfd, pathname, 0, &path);
 	if (!error) {
-		struct inode *inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->readlink) {
-			error = security_inode_readlink(nd.path.dentry);
+			error = security_inode_readlink(path.dentry);
 			if (!error) {
-				touch_atime(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
-				error = inode->i_op->readlink(nd.path.dentry,
+				touch_atime(path.mnt, path.dentry);
+				error = inode->i_op->readlink(path.dentry,
 							      buf, bufsiz);
 			}
 		}
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 005a3b854d96..8565e586e533 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 
 #include "ubifs.h"
 #include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 
 static int read_block(struct inode *inode, void *addr, unsigned int block,
 		      struct ubifs_data_node *dn)
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index b6b664e7145e..6929e3e91d05 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -48,66 +48,22 @@ static bool nsec_valid(long nsec)
 	return nsec >= 0 && nsec <= 999999999;
 }
 
-/* If times==NULL, set access and modification to current time,
- * must be owner or have write permission.
- * Else, update from *times, must be owner or super user.
- */
-long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags)
+static int utimes_common(struct path *path, struct timespec *times)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
-	struct file *f = NULL;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt;
-
-	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (times && (!nsec_valid(times[0].tv_nsec) ||
-		      !nsec_valid(times[1].tv_nsec))) {
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (flags & ~AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (filename == NULL && dfd != AT_FDCWD) {
-		error = -EINVAL;
-		if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
-			goto out;
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 
-		error = -EBADF;
-		f = fget(dfd);
-		if (!f)
-			goto out;
-		dentry = f->f_path.dentry;
-		mnt = f->f_path.mnt;
-	} else {
-		error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
-
-		dentry = nd.path.dentry;
-		mnt = nd.path.mnt;
-	}
-
-	inode = dentry->d_inode;
-
-	error = mnt_want_write(mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path->mnt);
 	if (error)
-		goto dput_and_out;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (times && times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_NOW &&
 		     times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_NOW)
 		times = NULL;
 
-	/* In most cases, the checks are done in inode_change_ok() */
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_CTIME | ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_ATIME;
 	if (times) {
-		error = -EPERM;
-                if (IS_APPEND(inode) || IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
-			goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
-
 		if (times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT)
 			newattrs.ia_valid &= ~ATTR_ATIME;
 		else if (times[0].tv_nsec != UTIME_NOW) {
@@ -123,21 +79,13 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags
 			newattrs.ia_mtime.tv_nsec = times[1].tv_nsec;
 			newattrs.ia_valid |= ATTR_MTIME_SET;
 		}
-
 		/*
-		 * For the UTIME_OMIT/UTIME_NOW and UTIME_NOW/UTIME_OMIT
-		 * cases, we need to make an extra check that is not done by
-		 * inode_change_ok().
+		 * Tell inode_change_ok(), that this is an explicit time
+		 * update, even if neither ATTR_ATIME_SET nor ATTR_MTIME_SET
+		 * were used.
 		 */
-		if (((times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_NOW &&
-			    times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT)
-		     ||
-		     (times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT &&
-			    times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_NOW))
-		    && !is_owner_or_cap(inode))
-			goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
+		newattrs.ia_valid |= ATTR_TIMES_SET;
 	} else {
-
 		/*
 		 * If times is NULL (or both times are UTIME_NOW),
 		 * then we need to check permissions, because
@@ -148,21 +96,76 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags
 			goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 
 		if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode)) {
-			error = permission(inode, MAY_WRITE, NULL);
+			error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
 			if (error)
 				goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	error = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
+	error = notify_change(path->dentry, &newattrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+
 mnt_drop_write_and_out:
-	mnt_drop_write(mnt);
-dput_and_out:
-	if (f)
-		fput(f);
-	else
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+	mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
+out:
+	return error;
+}
+
+/*
+ * do_utimes - change times on filename or file descriptor
+ * @dfd: open file descriptor, -1 or AT_FDCWD
+ * @filename: path name or NULL
+ * @times: new times or NULL
+ * @flags: zero or more flags (only AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW for the moment)
+ *
+ * If filename is NULL and dfd refers to an open file, then operate on
+ * the file.  Otherwise look up filename, possibly using dfd as a
+ * starting point.
+ *
+ * If times==NULL, set access and modification to current time,
+ * must be owner or have write permission.
+ * Else, update from *times, must be owner or super user.
+ */
+long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags)
+{
+	int error = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (times && (!nsec_valid(times[0].tv_nsec) ||
+		      !nsec_valid(times[1].tv_nsec))) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (flags & ~AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (filename == NULL && dfd != AT_FDCWD) {
+		struct file *file;
+
+		if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+			goto out;
+
+		file = fget(dfd);
+		error = -EBADF;
+		if (!file)
+			goto out;
+
+		error = utimes_common(&file->f_path, times);
+		fput(file);
+	} else {
+		struct path path;
+		int lookup_flags = 0;
+
+		if (!(flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW))
+			lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+
+		error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+
+		error = utimes_common(&path, times);
+		path_put(&path);
+	}
+
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 4706a8b1f495..468377e66531 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ xattr_permission(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int mask)
 			return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	return permission(inode, mask, NULL);
+	return inode_permission(inode, mask);
 }
 
 int
@@ -252,40 +252,40 @@ setxattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name, const void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_setxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+sys_setxattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name,
 	     const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		error = setxattr(path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	}
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_lsetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+sys_lsetxattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name,
 	      const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
+	error = user_lpath(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		error = setxattr(path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	}
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -350,32 +350,32 @@ getxattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_getxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+sys_getxattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name,
 	     void __user *value, size_t size)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	ssize_t error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	error = getxattr(path.dentry, name, value, size);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_lgetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name, void __user *value,
+sys_lgetxattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name, void __user *value,
 	      size_t size)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	ssize_t error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
+	error = user_lpath(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	error = getxattr(path.dentry, name, value, size);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -425,30 +425,30 @@ listxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *list, size_t size)
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_listxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
+sys_listxattr(const char __user *pathname, char __user *list, size_t size)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	ssize_t error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	error = listxattr(path.dentry, list, size);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_llistxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
+sys_llistxattr(const char __user *pathname, char __user *list, size_t size)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	ssize_t error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
+	error = user_lpath(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	error = listxattr(path.dentry, list, size);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -486,38 +486,38 @@ removexattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_removexattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name)
+sys_removexattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
-		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		error = removexattr(path.dentry, name);
+		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	}
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_lremovexattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name)
+sys_lremovexattr(const char __user *pathname, const char __user *name)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
+	error = user_lpath(pathname, &path);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
-		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		error = removexattr(path.dentry, name);
+		mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 	}
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	path_put(&path);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index a42ba9d71156..01939ba2d8de 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -84,17 +84,15 @@ xfs_find_handle(
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case XFS_IOC_PATH_TO_FSHANDLE:
 	case XFS_IOC_PATH_TO_HANDLE: {
-		struct nameidata	nd;
-		int			error;
-
-		error = user_path_walk_link((const char __user *)hreq.path, &nd);
+		struct path path;
+		int error = user_lpath((const char __user *)hreq.path, &path);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		ASSERT(nd.path.dentry);
-		ASSERT(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
-		inode = igrab(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		ASSERT(path.dentry);
+		ASSERT(path.dentry->d_inode);
+		inode = igrab(path.dentry->d_inode);
+		path_put(&path);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 2bf287ef5489..5fc61c824bb9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ xfs_check_acl(
 STATIC int
 xfs_vn_permission(
 	struct inode		*inode,
-	int			mask,
-	struct nameidata	*nd)
+	int			mask)
 {
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask, xfs_check_acl);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
index 5e3b57516ec7..82333b3e118e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ start:
 	     !capable(CAP_FSETID)) {
 		error = xfs_write_clear_setuid(xip);
 		if (likely(!error))
-			error = -remove_suid(file->f_path.dentry);
+			error = -file_remove_suid(file);
 		if (unlikely(error)) {
 			goto out_unlock_internal;
 		}