Merge branch 'linus_origin' into hotfixes

48 files changed, 689 insertions, 703 deletions

diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index 5ce43b63c60..a3510b8ba3e 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	_enter("%p{%s},{%s:%p{%s},}",
 	       dentry,
 	       dentry->d_name.name,
-	       nd->mnt->mnt_devname,
+	       nd->path.mnt->mnt_devname,
 	       dentry,
-	       nd->dentry->d_name.name);
+	       nd->path.dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
-	newmnt = afs_mntpt_do_automount(nd->dentry);
+	newmnt = afs_mntpt_do_automount(nd->path.dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(newmnt)) {
-		path_release(nd);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 		return (void *)newmnt;
 	}
 
@@ -235,17 +235,16 @@ static void *afs_mntpt_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	err = do_add_mount(newmnt, nd, MNT_SHRINKABLE, &afs_vfsmounts);
 	switch (err) {
 	case 0:
-		dput(nd->dentry);
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
-		nd->mnt = newmnt;
-		nd->dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
+		nd->path.mnt = newmnt;
+		nd->path.dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&afs_mntpt_expiry_timer,
 				      afs_mntpt_expiry_timeout * HZ);
 		break;
 	case -EBUSY:
 		/* someone else made a mount here whilst we were busy */
-		while (d_mountpoint(nd->dentry) &&
-		       follow_down(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry))
+		while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
+		       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
 			;
 		err = 0;
 	default:
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 2bbcc8151dc..a54a946a50a 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		 * so we don't need to follow the mount.
 		 */
 		if (d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
-			if (!autofs4_follow_mount(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry)) {
+			if (!autofs4_follow_mount(&nd->path.mnt,
+						  &nd->path.dentry)) {
 				status = -ENOENT;
 				goto out_error;
 			}
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ done:
 	return NULL;
 
 out_error:
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	return ERR_PTR(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index d8a02f1e08c..0498b181dd5 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ static int load_flat_file(struct linux_binprm * bprm,
 
 	if (strncmp(hdr->magic, "bFLT", 4)) {
 		/*
+		 * Previously, here was a printk to tell people
+		 *   "BINFMT_FLAT: bad header magic".
+		 * But for the kernel which also use ELF FD-PIC format, this
+		 * error message is confusing.
 		 * because a lot of people do not manage to produce good
-		 * flat binaries,  we leave this printk to help them realise
-		 * the problem.  We only print the error if its not a script file
 		 */
-		if (strncmp(hdr->magic, "#!", 2))
-			printk("BINFMT_FLAT: bad header magic\n");
 		ret = -ENOEXEC;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index e63067d25cd..67fe72ce6ac 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1397,19 +1397,19 @@ struct block_device *lookup_bdev(const char *path)
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
-	inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 	error = -ENOTBLK;
 	if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))
 		goto fail;
 	error = -EACCES;
-	if (nd.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
 		goto fail;
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 	bdev = bd_acquire(inode);
 	if (!bdev)
 		goto fail;
 out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return bdev;
 fail:
 	bdev = ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index 413ee2349d1..6ad44752996 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -259,18 +259,18 @@ static int add_mount_helper(struct vfsmount *newmnt, struct nameidata *nd,
 	int err;
 
 	mntget(newmnt);
-	err = do_add_mount(newmnt, nd, nd->mnt->mnt_flags, mntlist);
+	err = do_add_mount(newmnt, nd, nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags, mntlist);
 	switch (err) {
 	case 0:
-		dput(nd->dentry);
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
-		nd->mnt = newmnt;
-		nd->dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
+		dput(nd->path.dentry);
+		mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+		nd->path.mnt = newmnt;
+		nd->path.dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
 		break;
 	case -EBUSY:
 		/* someone else made a mount here whilst we were busy */
-		while (d_mountpoint(nd->dentry) &&
-		       follow_down(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry))
+		while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
+		       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
 			;
 		err = 0;
 	default:
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ cifs_dfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	xid = GetXid();
 
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_inode->i_sb);
 	ses = cifs_sb->tcon->ses;
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ cifs_dfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto out_err;
 			}
-			mnt = cifs_dfs_do_refmount(nd->mnt, nd->dentry,
+			mnt = cifs_dfs_do_refmount(nd->path.mnt,
+						nd->path.dentry,
 						referrals[i].node_name);
 			cFYI(1, ("%s: cifs_dfs_do_refmount:%s , mnt:%p",
 					 __FUNCTION__,
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ cifs_dfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		goto out_err;
 
-	nd->mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_SHRINKABLE;
+	nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_SHRINKABLE;
 	rc = add_mount_helper(mnt, nd, &cifs_dfs_automount_list);
 
 out:
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ out:
 	cFYI(1, ("leaving %s" , __FUNCTION__));
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 out_err:
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/pioctl.c b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
index 2bf3026adc8..c21a1f552a6 100644
--- a/fs/coda/pioctl.c
+++ b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp,
 	if ( error ) {
 		return error;
         } else {
-	        target_inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+		target_inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 	}
 	
 	/* return if it is not a Coda inode */
 	if ( target_inode->i_sb != inode->i_sb ) {
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	        return  -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp,
 
 	error = venus_pioctl(inode->i_sb, &(cnp->c_fid), cmd, &data);
 
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
         return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 439292aa1ec..2ce4456aad3 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs(const char __user *path, struct compat_statfs
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct kstatfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs(nd.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error)
 			error = put_compat_statfs(buf, &tmp);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, compat_size_t sz, s
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct kstatfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs(nd.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error)
 			error = put_compat_statfs64(buf, &tmp);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index ee32c0eac7c..c6e72aebd16 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ static void compat_ioctl_error(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd,
 	/* find the name of the device. */
 	path = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (path) {
-		fn = d_path(filp->f_path.dentry, filp->f_path.mnt, path, PAGE_SIZE);
+		fn = d_path(&filp->f_path, path, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (IS_ERR(fn))
 			fn = "?";
 	}
diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index 22700d2857d..78929ea84ff 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ static int get_target(const char *symname, struct nameidata *nd,
 
 	ret = path_lookup(symname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, nd);
 	if (!ret) {
-		if (nd->dentry->d_sb == configfs_sb) {
-			*target = configfs_get_config_item(nd->dentry);
+		if (nd->path.dentry->d_sb == configfs_sb) {
+			*target = configfs_get_config_item(nd->path.dentry);
 			if (!*target) {
 				ret = -ENOENT;
-				path_release(nd);
+				path_put(&nd->path);
 			}
 		} else
 			ret = -EPERM;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
 		ret = create_link(parent_item, target_item, dentry);
 
 	config_item_put(target_item);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 
 out_put:
 	config_item_put(parent_item);
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 44f6cf23b70..43455776711 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ static void d_free(struct dentry *dentry)
 		call_rcu(&dentry->d_u.d_rcu, d_callback);
 }
 
+static void dentry_lru_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
+		list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
+		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Release the dentry's inode, using the filesystem
  * d_iput() operation if defined.
@@ -211,13 +219,7 @@ repeat:
 unhash_it:
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 kill_it:
-	/* If dentry was on d_lru list
-	 * delete it from there
-	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
-		list_del(&dentry->d_lru);
-		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-	}
+	dentry_lru_remove(dentry);
 	dentry = d_kill(dentry);
 	if (dentry)
 		goto repeat;
@@ -285,10 +287,7 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
 static inline struct dentry * __dget_locked(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&dentry->d_count);
-	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
-		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-		list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
-	}
+	dentry_lru_remove(dentry);
 	return dentry;
 }
 
@@ -404,10 +403,7 @@ static void prune_one_dentry(struct dentry * dentry)
 
 		if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_delete)
 			dentry->d_op->d_delete(dentry);
-		if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
-			list_del(&dentry->d_lru);
-			dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-		}
+		dentry_lru_remove(dentry);
 		__d_drop(dentry);
 		dentry = d_kill(dentry);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
@@ -596,10 +592,7 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	/* detach this root from the system */
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
-		dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-		list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
-	}
+	dentry_lru_remove(dentry);
 	__d_drop(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
@@ -613,11 +606,7 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_subtree(struct dentry *dentry)
 			spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			list_for_each_entry(loop, &dentry->d_subdirs,
 					    d_u.d_child) {
-				if (!list_empty(&loop->d_lru)) {
-					dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-					list_del_init(&loop->d_lru);
-				}
-
+				dentry_lru_remove(loop);
 				__d_drop(loop);
 				cond_resched_lock(&dcache_lock);
 			}
@@ -799,10 +788,7 @@ resume:
 		struct dentry *dentry = list_entry(tmp, struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
 		next = tmp->next;
 
-		if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
-			dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
-			list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
-		}
+		dentry_lru_remove(dentry);
 		/* 
 		 * move only zero ref count dentries to the end 
 		 * of the unused list for prune_dcache
@@ -1776,9 +1762,8 @@ shouldnt_be_hashed:
  *
  * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock.
  */
-static char * __d_path( struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *vfsmnt,
-			struct dentry *root, struct vfsmount *rootmnt,
-			char *buffer, int buflen)
+static char *__d_path(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *vfsmnt,
+		       struct path *root, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
 	char * end = buffer+buflen;
 	char * retval;
@@ -1803,7 +1788,7 @@ static char * __d_path( struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *vfsmnt,
 	for (;;) {
 		struct dentry * parent;
 
-		if (dentry == root && vfsmnt == rootmnt)
+		if (dentry == root->dentry && vfsmnt == root->mnt)
 			break;
 		if (dentry == vfsmnt->mnt_root || IS_ROOT(dentry)) {
 			/* Global root? */
@@ -1844,13 +1829,23 @@ Elong:
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 }
 
-/* write full pathname into buffer and return start of pathname */
-char * d_path(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *vfsmnt,
-				char *buf, int buflen)
+/**
+ * d_path - return the path of a dentry
+ * @path: path to report
+ * @buf: buffer to return value in
+ * @buflen: buffer length
+ *
+ * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted
+ * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous.
+ *
+ * Returns the buffer or an error code if the path was too long.
+ *
+ * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock.
+ */
+char *d_path(struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen)
 {
 	char *res;
-	struct vfsmount *rootmnt;
-	struct dentry *root;
+	struct path root;
 
 	/*
 	 * We have various synthetic filesystems that never get mounted.  On
@@ -1859,18 +1854,17 @@ char * d_path(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *vfsmnt,
 	 * user wants to identify the object in /proc/pid/fd/.  The little hack
 	 * below allows us to generate a name for these objects on demand:
 	 */
-	if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_dname)
-		return dentry->d_op->d_dname(dentry, buf, buflen);
+	if (path->dentry->d_op && path->dentry->d_op->d_dname)
+		return path->dentry->d_op->d_dname(path->dentry, buf, buflen);
 
 	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	rootmnt = mntget(current->fs->rootmnt);
-	root = dget(current->fs->root);
+	root = current->fs->root;
+	path_get(&current->fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	res = __d_path(dentry, vfsmnt, root, rootmnt, buf, buflen);
+	res = __d_path(path->dentry, path->mnt, &root, buf, buflen);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	dput(root);
-	mntput(rootmnt);
+	path_put(&root);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1916,28 +1910,27 @@ char *dynamic_dname(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen,
 asmlinkage long sys_getcwd(char __user *buf, unsigned long size)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct vfsmount *pwdmnt, *rootmnt;
-	struct dentry *pwd, *root;
+	struct path pwd, root;
 	char *page = (char *) __get_free_page(GFP_USER);
 
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	pwdmnt = mntget(current->fs->pwdmnt);
-	pwd = dget(current->fs->pwd);
-	rootmnt = mntget(current->fs->rootmnt);
-	root = dget(current->fs->root);
+	pwd = current->fs->pwd;
+	path_get(&current->fs->pwd);
+	root = current->fs->root;
+	path_get(&current->fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 
 	error = -ENOENT;
 	/* Has the current directory has been unlinked? */
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	if (pwd->d_parent == pwd || !d_unhashed(pwd)) {
+	if (pwd.dentry->d_parent == pwd.dentry || !d_unhashed(pwd.dentry)) {
 		unsigned long len;
 		char * cwd;
 
-		cwd = __d_path(pwd, pwdmnt, root, rootmnt, page, PAGE_SIZE);
+		cwd = __d_path(pwd.dentry, pwd.mnt, &root, page, PAGE_SIZE);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 		error = PTR_ERR(cwd);
@@ -1955,10 +1948,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getcwd(char __user *buf, unsigned long size)
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 
 out:
-	dput(pwd);
-	mntput(pwdmnt);
-	dput(root);
-	mntput(rootmnt);
+	path_put(&pwd);
+	path_put(&root);
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/dcookies.c b/fs/dcookies.c
index 792cbf55fa9..855d4b1d619 100644
--- a/fs/dcookies.c
+++ b/fs/dcookies.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/dcookies.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 /* The dcookies are allocated from a kmem_cache and
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@
  * code here is particularly performance critical
  */
 struct dcookie_struct {
-	struct dentry * dentry;
-	struct vfsmount * vfsmnt;
+	struct path path;
 	struct list_head hash_list;
 };
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline int is_live(void)
 /* The dentry is locked, its address will do for the cookie */
 static inline unsigned long dcookie_value(struct dcookie_struct * dcs)
 {
-	return (unsigned long)dcs->dentry;
+	return (unsigned long)dcs->path.dentry;
 }
 
 
@@ -89,19 +89,17 @@ static void hash_dcookie(struct dcookie_struct * dcs)
 }
 
 
-static struct dcookie_struct * alloc_dcookie(struct dentry * dentry,
-	struct vfsmount * vfsmnt)
+static struct dcookie_struct *alloc_dcookie(struct path *path)
 {
-	struct dcookie_struct * dcs = kmem_cache_alloc(dcookie_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct dcookie_struct *dcs = kmem_cache_alloc(dcookie_cache,
+							GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dcs)
 		return NULL;
 
-	dentry->d_cookie = dcs;
-
-	dcs->dentry = dget(dentry);
-	dcs->vfsmnt = mntget(vfsmnt);
+	path->dentry->d_cookie = dcs;
+	dcs->path = *path;
+	path_get(path);
 	hash_dcookie(dcs);
-
 	return dcs;
 }
 
@@ -109,8 +107,7 @@ static struct dcookie_struct * alloc_dcookie(struct dentry * dentry,
 /* This is the main kernel-side routine that retrieves the cookie
  * value for a dentry/vfsmnt pair.
  */
-int get_dcookie(struct dentry * dentry, struct vfsmount * vfsmnt,
-	unsigned long * cookie)
+int get_dcookie(struct path *path, unsigned long *cookie)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct dcookie_struct * dcs;
@@ -122,10 +119,10 @@ int get_dcookie(struct dentry * dentry, struct vfsmount * vfsmnt,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dcs = dentry->d_cookie;
+	dcs = path->dentry->d_cookie;
 
 	if (!dcs)
-		dcs = alloc_dcookie(dentry, vfsmnt);
+		dcs = alloc_dcookie(path);
 
 	if (!dcs) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_lookup_dcookie(u64 cookie64, char __user * buf, size_t len)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* FIXME: (deleted) ? */
-	path = d_path(dcs->dentry, dcs->vfsmnt, kbuf, PAGE_SIZE);
+	path = d_path(&dcs->path, kbuf, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(path)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(path);
@@ -254,9 +251,8 @@ out_kmem:
 
 static void free_dcookie(struct dcookie_struct * dcs)
 {
-	dcs->dentry->d_cookie = NULL;
-	dput(dcs->dentry);
-	mntput(dcs->vfsmnt);
+	dcs->path.dentry->d_cookie = NULL;
+	path_put(&dcs->path);
 	kmem_cache_free(dcookie_cache, dcs);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/dquot.c b/fs/dquot.c
index def4e969df7..9c7feb62eed 100644
--- a/fs/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/dquot.c
@@ -1633,16 +1633,17 @@ int vfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id, char *path)
 	error = path_lookup(path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
 	if (error < 0)
 		return error;
-	error = security_quota_on(nd.dentry);
+	error = security_quota_on(nd.path.dentry);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_path;
 	/* Quota file not on the same filesystem? */
-	if (nd.mnt->mnt_sb != sb)
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb)
 		error = -EXDEV;
 	else
-		error = vfs_quota_on_inode(nd.dentry->d_inode, type, format_id);
+		error = vfs_quota_on_inode(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, type,
+					   format_id);
 out_path:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index cb20b964419..841a032050a 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ static int ecryptfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	if (!lower_dentry->d_op || !lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
 		goto out;
-	dentry_save = nd->dentry;
-	vfsmount_save = nd->mnt;
-	nd->dentry = lower_dentry;
-	nd->mnt = lower_mnt;
+	dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
+	vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
+	nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
+	nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
 	rc = lower_dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(lower_dentry, nd);
-	nd->dentry = dentry_save;
-	nd->mnt = vfsmount_save;
+	nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
+	nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
 	if (dentry->d_inode) {
 		struct inode *lower_inode =
 			ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(dentry->d_inode);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index edd1e44e9d4..e2386115210 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(struct inode *lower_dir_inode,
 	struct vfsmount *vfsmount_save;
 	int rc;
 
-	dentry_save = nd->dentry;
-	vfsmount_save = nd->mnt;
-	nd->dentry = lower_dentry;
-	nd->mnt = lower_mnt;
+	dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
+	vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
+	nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
+	nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
 	rc = vfs_create(lower_dir_inode, lower_dentry, mode, nd);
-	nd->dentry = dentry_save;
-	nd->mnt = vfsmount_save;
+	nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
+	nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -819,14 +819,14 @@ ecryptfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	int rc;
 
         if (nd) {
-		struct vfsmount *vfsmnt_save = nd->mnt;
-		struct dentry *dentry_save = nd->dentry;
+		struct vfsmount *vfsmnt_save = nd->path.mnt;
+		struct dentry *dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
 
-		nd->mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(nd->dentry);
-		nd->dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(nd->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->mnt = vfsmnt_save;
-		nd->dentry = dentry_save;
+		nd->path.mnt = vfsmnt_save;
+		nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
         } else
 		rc = permission(ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode), mask, NULL);
         return rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 778c420e4ca..d25ac9500a9 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_read_super(struct super_block *sb, const char *dev_name)
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "path_lookup() failed\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	lower_root = nd.dentry;
-	lower_mnt = nd.mnt;
+	lower_root = nd.path.dentry;
+	lower_mnt = nd.path.mnt;
 	ecryptfs_set_superblock_lower(sb, lower_root->d_sb);
 	sb->s_maxbytes = lower_root->d_sb->s_maxbytes;
 	sb->s_blocksize = lower_root->d_sb->s_blocksize;
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_read_super(struct super_block *sb, const char *dev_name)
 	rc = 0;
 	goto out;
 out_free:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 9ff6069094d..a44b142fb46 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_uselib(const char __user * library)
 		goto out;
 
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!S_ISREG(nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISREG(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto exit;
 
 	error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ out:
   	return error;
 exit:
 	release_open_intent(&nd);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 	file = ERR_PTR(err);
 
 	if (!err) {
-		struct inode *inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+		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);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ out:
 			}
 		}
 		release_open_intent(&nd);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	goto out;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 8e02cbfb112..18769cc3237 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2758,16 +2758,16 @@ static int ext3_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	/* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
-	if (nd.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-		path_release(&nd);
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		return -EXDEV;
 	}
 	/* Quotafile not of fs root? */
-	if (nd.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
+	if (nd.path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"EXT3-fs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
 			"Journalled quota will not work.\n");
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 0072da75221..13383ba18f1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -3158,16 +3158,16 @@ static int ext4_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	/* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
-	if (nd.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-		path_release(&nd);
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		return -EXDEV;
 	}
 	/* Quotafile not of fs root? */
-	if (nd.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
+	if (nd.path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"EXT4-fs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
 			"Journalled quota will not work.\n");
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 43d511bba52..4bee6aa845e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -884,12 +884,13 @@ static struct super_block* get_gfs2_sb(const char *dev_name)
 		       dev_name);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	error = vfs_getattr(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, &stat);
+	error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, &stat);
 
 	fstype = get_fs_type("gfs2");
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &fstype->fs_supers, s_instances) {
 		if ((S_ISBLK(stat.mode) && s->s_dev == stat.rdev) ||
-		    (S_ISDIR(stat.mode) && s == nd.dentry->d_inode->i_sb)) {
+		    (S_ISDIR(stat.mode) &&
+		     s == nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb)) {
 			sb = s;
 			goto free_nd;
 		}
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ static struct super_block* get_gfs2_sb(const char *dev_name)
 	       "mount point %s\n", dev_name);
 
 free_nd:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return sb;
 }
diff --git a/fs/inotify_user.c b/fs/inotify_user.c
index 3ab09a65c45..7b94a1e3c01 100644
--- a/fs/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/inotify_user.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ static struct kmem_cache *event_cachep __read_mostly;
 static struct vfsmount *inotify_mnt __read_mostly;
 
 /* these are configurable via /proc/sys/fs/inotify/ */
-int inotify_max_user_instances __read_mostly;
-int inotify_max_user_watches __read_mostly;
-int inotify_max_queued_events __read_mostly;
+static int inotify_max_user_instances __read_mostly;
+static int inotify_max_user_watches __read_mostly;
+static int inotify_max_queued_events __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * Lock ordering:
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct nameidata *nd,
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
 	error = vfs_permission(nd, MAY_READ);
 	if (error)
-		path_release(nd);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_inotify_add_watch(int fd, const char __user *path, u32 mask)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
 	/* inode held in place by reference to nd; dev by fget on fd */
-	inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 	dev = filp->private_data;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->up_mutex);
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ 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_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 fput_and_out:
 	fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 52703986323..941c8e8228c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
 
 	if (nd)
-		mnt = nd->mnt;
+		mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 
 	if (mask & MAY_WRITE) {
 		umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
  */
 int vfs_permission(struct nameidata *nd, int mask)
 {
-	return permission(nd->dentry->d_inode, mask, nd);
+	return permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, mask, nd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -362,21 +362,31 @@ int deny_write_access(struct file * file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void path_release(struct nameidata *nd)
+/**
+ * path_get - get a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to get the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path increment the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
+ */
+void path_get(struct path *path)
 {
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	mntput(nd->mnt);
+	mntget(path->mnt);
+	dget(path->dentry);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_get);
 
-/*
- * umount() mustn't call path_release()/mntput() as that would clear
- * mnt_expiry_mark
+/**
+ * path_put - put a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to put the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path decrement the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
  */
-void path_release_on_umount(struct nameidata *nd)
+void path_put(struct path *path)
 {
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	mntput_no_expire(nd->mnt);
+	dput(path->dentry);
+	mntput(path->mnt);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_put);
 
 /**
  * release_open_intent - free up open intent resources
@@ -539,16 +549,16 @@ walk_init_root(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 	struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
 
 	read_lock(&fs->lock);
-	if (fs->altroot && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
-		nd->mnt = mntget(fs->altrootmnt);
-		nd->dentry = dget(fs->altroot);
+	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->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-	nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+	nd->path = fs->root;
+	path_get(&fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -561,7 +571,7 @@ static __always_inline int __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *l
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (*link == '/') {
-		path_release(nd);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 		if (!walk_init_root(link, nd))
 			/* weird __emul_prefix() stuff did it */
 			goto out;
@@ -577,31 +587,31 @@ out:
 	 */
 	name = __getname();
 	if (unlikely(!name)) {
-		path_release(nd);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	strcpy(name, nd->last.name);
 	nd->last.name = name;
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	return PTR_ERR(link);
 }
 
-static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void path_put_conditional(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	dput(path->dentry);
-	if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
+	if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt)
 		mntput(path->mnt);
 }
 
 static inline void path_to_nameidata(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	if (nd->mnt != path->mnt)
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
-	nd->mnt = path->mnt;
-	nd->dentry = path->dentry;
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	if (nd->path.mnt != path->mnt)
+		mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+	nd->path.mnt = path->mnt;
+	nd->path.dentry = path->dentry;
 }
 
 static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
@@ -613,7 +623,7 @@ static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata
 	touch_atime(path->mnt, dentry);
 	nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
 
-	if (path->mnt != nd->mnt) {
+	if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt) {
 		path_to_nameidata(path, nd);
 		dget(dentry);
 	}
@@ -628,8 +638,7 @@ static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata
 		if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
 			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd, cookie);
 	}
-	dput(dentry);
-	mntput(path->mnt);
+	path_put(path);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -661,8 +670,8 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 	nd->depth--;
 	return err;
 loop:
-	dput_path(path, nd);
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put_conditional(path, nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -743,37 +752,37 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	while(1) {
 		struct vfsmount *parent;
-		struct dentry *old = nd->dentry;
+		struct dentry *old = nd->path.dentry;
 
                 read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		if (nd->dentry == fs->root &&
-		    nd->mnt == fs->rootmnt) {
+		if (nd->path.dentry == fs->root.dentry &&
+		    nd->path.mnt == fs->root.mnt) {
                         read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 			break;
 		}
                 read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-		if (nd->dentry != nd->mnt->mnt_root) {
-			nd->dentry = dget(nd->dentry->d_parent);
+		if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
+			nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.dentry->d_parent);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			dput(old);
 			break;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 		spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-		parent = nd->mnt->mnt_parent;
-		if (parent == nd->mnt) {
+		parent = nd->path.mnt->mnt_parent;
+		if (parent == nd->path.mnt) {
 			spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 			break;
 		}
 		mntget(parent);
-		nd->dentry = dget(nd->mnt->mnt_mountpoint);
+		nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.mnt->mnt_mountpoint);
 		spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 		dput(old);
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
-		nd->mnt = parent;
+		mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+		nd->path.mnt = parent;
 	}
-	follow_mount(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry);
+	follow_mount(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -784,8 +793,8 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 static int do_lookup(struct nameidata *nd, struct qstr *name,
 		     struct path *path)
 {
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = nd->mnt;
-	struct dentry *dentry = __d_lookup(nd->dentry, name);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = nd->path.mnt;
+	struct dentry *dentry = __d_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name);
 
 	if (!dentry)
 		goto need_lookup;
@@ -798,7 +807,7 @@ done:
 	return 0;
 
 need_lookup:
-	dentry = real_lookup(nd->dentry, name, nd);
+	dentry = real_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name, nd);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto fail;
 	goto done;
@@ -835,7 +844,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (!*name)
 		goto return_reval;
 
-	inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (nd->depth)
 		lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW | (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CONTINUE);
 
@@ -883,7 +892,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 				if (this.name[1] != '.')
 					break;
 				follow_dotdot(nd);
-				inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+				inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 				/* fallthrough */
 			case 1:
 				continue;
@@ -892,8 +901,9 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 		 * See if the low-level filesystem might want
 		 * to use its own hash..
 		 */
-		if (nd->dentry->d_op && nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-			err = nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->dentry, &this);
+		if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+			err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
+							    &this);
 			if (err < 0)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -915,7 +925,7 @@ static int __link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 			if (err)
 				goto return_err;
 			err = -ENOENT;
-			inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+			inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 			if (!inode)
 				break;
 			err = -ENOTDIR; 
@@ -943,13 +953,14 @@ last_component:
 				if (this.name[1] != '.')
 					break;
 				follow_dotdot(nd);
-				inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+				inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 				/* fallthrough */
 			case 1:
 				goto return_reval;
 		}
-		if (nd->dentry->d_op && nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-			err = nd->dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->dentry, &this);
+		if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+			err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
+							    &this);
 			if (err < 0)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -962,7 +973,7 @@ last_component:
 			err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
 			if (err)
 				goto return_err;
-			inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;
+			inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
 		} else
 			path_to_nameidata(&next, nd);
 		err = -ENOENT;
@@ -990,20 +1001,21 @@ return_reval:
 		 * We bypassed the ordinary revalidation routines.
 		 * We may need to check the cached dentry for staleness.
 		 */
-		if (nd->dentry && nd->dentry->d_sb &&
-		    (nd->dentry->d_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_REVAL_DOT)) {
+		if (nd->path.dentry && nd->path.dentry->d_sb &&
+		    (nd->path.dentry->d_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_REVAL_DOT)) {
 			err = -ESTALE;
 			/* Note: we do not d_invalidate() */
-			if (!nd->dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(nd->dentry, nd))
+			if (!nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_revalidate(
+					nd->path.dentry, nd))
 				break;
 		}
 return_base:
 		return 0;
 out_dput:
-		dput_path(&next, nd);
+		path_put_conditional(&next, nd);
 		break;
 	}
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 return_err:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1021,20 +1033,19 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 	int result;
 
 	/* make sure the stuff we saved doesn't go away */
-	dget(save.dentry);
-	mntget(save.mnt);
+	dget(save.path.dentry);
+	mntget(save.path.mnt);
 
 	result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
 	if (result == -ESTALE) {
 		*nd = save;
-		dget(nd->dentry);
-		mntget(nd->mnt);
+		dget(nd->path.dentry);
+		mntget(nd->path.mnt);
 		nd->flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
 	}
 
-	dput(save.dentry);
-	mntput(save.mnt);
+	path_put(&save.path);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -1054,9 +1065,9 @@ static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (path_walk(name, nd))
 		return 0;		/* something went wrong... */
 
-	if (!nd->dentry->d_inode || S_ISDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
-		struct dentry *old_dentry = nd->dentry;
-		struct vfsmount *old_mnt = nd->mnt;
+	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;
@@ -1067,19 +1078,17 @@ static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 		 */
 		nd->last_type = LAST_ROOT;
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		nd->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-		nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+		nd->path = fs->root;
+		path_get(&fs->root);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 		if (path_walk(name, nd) == 0) {
-			if (nd->dentry->d_inode) {
-				dput(old_dentry);
-				mntput(old_mnt);
+			if (nd->path.dentry->d_inode) {
+				path_put(&old_path);
 				return 1;
 			}
-			path_release(nd);
+			path_put(&nd->path);
 		}
-		nd->dentry = old_dentry;
-		nd->mnt = old_mnt;
+		nd->path = old_path;
 		nd->last = last;
 		nd->last_type = last_type;
 	}
@@ -1090,29 +1099,22 @@ void set_fs_altroot(void)
 {
 	char *emul = __emul_prefix();
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL, *oldmnt;
-	struct dentry *dentry = NULL, *olddentry;
+	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) {
-		mnt = nd.mnt;
-		dentry = nd.dentry;
-	}
+	if (!err)
+		path = nd.path;
 set_it:
 	write_lock(&fs->lock);
-	oldmnt = fs->altrootmnt;
-	olddentry = fs->altroot;
-	fs->altrootmnt = mnt;
-	fs->altroot = dentry;
+	old_path = fs->altroot;
+	fs->altroot = path;
 	write_unlock(&fs->lock);
-	if (olddentry) {
-		dput(olddentry);
-		mntput(oldmnt);
-	}
+	if (old_path.dentry)
+		path_put(&old_path);
 }
 
 /* Returns 0 and nd will be valid on success; Retuns error, otherwise. */
@@ -1130,21 +1132,21 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 
 	if (*name=='/') {
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		if (fs->altroot && !(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NOALT)) {
-			nd->mnt = mntget(fs->altrootmnt);
-			nd->dentry = dget(fs->altroot);
+		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->mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-		nd->dentry = dget(fs->root);
+		nd->path = fs->root;
+		path_get(&fs->root);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 	} else if (dfd == AT_FDCWD) {
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		nd->mnt = mntget(fs->pwdmnt);
-		nd->dentry = dget(fs->pwd);
+		nd->path = fs->pwd;
+		path_get(&fs->pwd);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 	} else {
 		struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -1164,17 +1166,17 @@ static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 		if (retval)
 			goto fput_fail;
 
-		nd->mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt);
-		nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+		nd->path = file->f_path;
+		path_get(&file->f_path);
 
 		fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	}
 
 	retval = path_walk(name, nd);
 out:
-	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->dentry &&
-				nd->dentry->d_inode))
-		audit_inode(name, nd->dentry);
+	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
+				nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
+		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
 out_fail:
 	return retval;
 
@@ -1208,13 +1210,13 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	nd->flags = flags;
 	nd->depth = 0;
 
-	nd->mnt = mntget(mnt);
-	nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+	nd->path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
+	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
 	retval = path_walk(name, nd);
-	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->dentry &&
-				nd->dentry->d_inode))
-		audit_inode(name, nd->dentry);
+	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
+				nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
+		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
 
 	return retval;
 
@@ -1236,7 +1238,7 @@ static int __path_lookup_intent_open(int dfd, const char *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file)) {
 		if (err == 0) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(nd->intent.open.file);
-			path_release(nd);
+			path_put(&nd->path);
 		}
 	} else if (err != 0)
 		release_open_intent(nd);
@@ -1333,10 +1335,10 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_hash(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = permission(nd->dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
+	err = permission(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC, nd);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->dentry, nd);
+	return __lookup_hash(&nd->last, nd->path.dentry, nd);
 }
 
 static int __lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct qstr *this,
@@ -1595,7 +1597,7 @@ int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 
 int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = nd->dentry;
+	struct dentry *dentry = nd->path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1616,7 +1618,7 @@ int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
 	if (S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode) || S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
 	    	flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
 	} else if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) || S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		if (nd->mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
+		if (nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV)
 			return -EACCES;
 
 		flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
@@ -1678,14 +1680,14 @@ static int open_namei_create(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 				int flag, int mode)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct dentry *dir = nd->dentry;
+	struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
 
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(dir->d_inode))
 		mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
 	error = vfs_create(dir->d_inode, path->dentry, mode, nd);
 	mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	nd->dentry = path->dentry;
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	nd->path.dentry = path->dentry;
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	/* Don't check for write permission, don't truncate */
@@ -1752,11 +1754,11 @@ int open_namei(int dfd, const char *pathname, int flag,
 	if (nd->last_type != LAST_NORM || nd->last.name[nd->last.len])
 		goto exit;
 
-	dir = nd->dentry;
+	dir = nd->path.dentry;
 	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
 	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	path.dentry = lookup_hash(nd);
-	path.mnt = nd->mnt;
+	path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 
 do_last:
 	error = PTR_ERR(path.dentry);
@@ -1812,11 +1814,11 @@ ok:
 	return 0;
 
 exit_dput:
-	dput_path(&path, nd);
+	path_put_conditional(&path, nd);
 exit:
 	if (!IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file))
 		release_open_intent(nd);
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	return error;
 
 do_link:
@@ -1861,10 +1863,10 @@ do_link:
 		__putname(nd->last.name);
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	dir = nd->dentry;
+	dir = nd->path.dentry;
 	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	path.dentry = lookup_hash(nd);
-	path.mnt = nd->mnt;
+	path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 	__putname(nd->last.name);
 	goto do_last;
 }
@@ -1877,13 +1879,13 @@ do_link:
  * Simple function to lookup and return a dentry and create it
  * if it doesn't exist.  Is SMP-safe.
  *
- * Returns with nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.
+ * Returns with nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex locked.
  */
 struct dentry *lookup_create(struct nameidata *nd, int is_dir)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	/*
 	 * Yucky last component or no last component at all?
 	 * (foo/., foo/.., /////)
@@ -1962,19 +1964,19 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode,
 	dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
 		mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
 	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case 0: case S_IFREG:
-			error = vfs_create(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,&nd);
+			error = vfs_create(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,&nd);
 			break;
 		case S_IFCHR: case S_IFBLK:
-			error = vfs_mknod(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
+			error = vfs_mknod(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
 					new_decode_dev(dev));
 			break;
 		case S_IFIFO: case S_IFSOCK:
-			error = vfs_mknod(nd.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,0);
+			error = vfs_mknod(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,0);
 			break;
 		case S_IFDIR:
 			error = -EPERM;
@@ -1984,8 +1986,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode,
 		}
 		dput(dentry);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	putname(tmp);
 
@@ -2039,13 +2041,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, int mode)
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (!IS_POSIXACL(nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
 		mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
-	error = vfs_mkdir(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
+	error = vfs_mkdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
 	dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	putname(tmp);
 out_err:
@@ -2143,17 +2145,17 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 			error = -EBUSY;
 			goto exit1;
 	}
-	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto exit2;
-	error = vfs_rmdir(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+	error = vfs_rmdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
 	dput(dentry);
 exit2:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 exit1:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
 	putname(name);
 	return error;
@@ -2219,7 +2221,7 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
 		goto exit1;
-	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	dentry = lookup_hash(&nd);
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
@@ -2229,15 +2231,15 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 		inode = dentry->d_inode;
 		if (inode)
 			atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
-		error = vfs_unlink(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+		error = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
 	exit2:
 		dput(dentry);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (inode)
 		iput(inode);	/* truncate the inode here */
 exit1:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
 	putname(name);
 	return error;
@@ -2310,11 +2312,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname,
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	error = vfs_symlink(nd.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
+	error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
 	dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	putname(to);
 out_putname:
@@ -2399,20 +2401,20 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 	error = -EXDEV;
-	if (old_nd.mnt != nd.mnt)
+	if (old_nd.path.mnt != nd.path.mnt)
 		goto out_release;
 	new_dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_dentry))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	error = vfs_link(old_nd.dentry, nd.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
+	error = vfs_link(old_nd.path.dentry, nd.path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
 	dput(new_dentry);
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out_release:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
-	path_release(&old_nd);
+	path_put(&old_nd.path);
 exit:
 	putname(to);
 
@@ -2588,15 +2590,15 @@ static int do_rename(int olddfd, const char *oldname,
 		goto exit1;
 
 	error = -EXDEV;
-	if (oldnd.mnt != newnd.mnt)
+	if (oldnd.path.mnt != newnd.path.mnt)
 		goto exit2;
 
-	old_dir = oldnd.dentry;
+	old_dir = oldnd.path.dentry;
 	error = -EBUSY;
 	if (oldnd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
 		goto exit2;
 
-	new_dir = newnd.dentry;
+	new_dir = newnd.path.dentry;
 	if (newnd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
 		goto exit2;
 
@@ -2640,9 +2642,9 @@ exit4:
 exit3:
 	unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 exit2:
-	path_release(&newnd);
+	path_put(&newnd.path);
 exit1:
-	path_release(&oldnd);
+	path_put(&oldnd.path);
 exit:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2816,7 +2818,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink_inode_operations);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_release);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_permission);
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 63ced21c12d..7953c96a207 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ static void __touch_mnt_namespace(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
 
 static void detach_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct nameidata *old_nd)
 {
-	old_nd->dentry = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
-	old_nd->mnt = mnt->mnt_parent;
+	old_nd->path.dentry = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
+	old_nd->path.mnt = mnt->mnt_parent;
 	mnt->mnt_parent = mnt;
 	mnt->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt_root;
 	list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_child);
 	list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_hash);
-	old_nd->dentry->d_mounted--;
+	old_nd->path.dentry->d_mounted--;
 }
 
 void mnt_set_mountpoint(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ void mnt_set_mountpoint(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 static void attach_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	mnt_set_mountpoint(nd->mnt, nd->dentry, mnt);
+	mnt_set_mountpoint(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry, mnt);
 	list_add_tail(&mnt->mnt_hash, mount_hashtable +
-			hash(nd->mnt, nd->dentry));
-	list_add_tail(&mnt->mnt_child, &nd->mnt->mnt_mounts);
+			hash(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry));
+	list_add_tail(&mnt->mnt_child, &nd->path.mnt->mnt_mounts);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -408,10 +408,11 @@ static int show_vfsmnt(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		{ 0, NULL }
 	};
 	struct proc_fs_info *fs_infop;
+	struct path mnt_path = { .dentry = mnt->mnt_root, .mnt = mnt };
 
 	mangle(m, mnt->mnt_devname ? mnt->mnt_devname : "none");
 	seq_putc(m, ' ');
-	seq_path(m, mnt, mnt->mnt_root, " \t\n\\");
+	seq_path(m, &mnt_path, " \t\n\\");
 	seq_putc(m, ' ');
 	mangle(m, mnt->mnt_sb->s_type->name);
 	if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_subtype && mnt->mnt_sb->s_subtype[0]) {
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ struct seq_operations mounts_op = {
 static int show_vfsstat(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = list_entry(v, struct vfsmount, mnt_list);
+	struct path mnt_path = { .dentry = mnt->mnt_root, .mnt = mnt };
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* device */
@@ -454,7 +456,7 @@ static int show_vfsstat(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 	/* mount point */
 	seq_puts(m, " mounted on ");
-	seq_path(m, mnt, mnt->mnt_root, " \t\n\\");
+	seq_path(m, &mnt_path, " \t\n\\");
 	seq_putc(m, ' ');
 
 	/* file system type */
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ static int do_umount(struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
 	 *  (2) the usage count == 1 [parent vfsmount] + 1 [sys_umount]
 	 */
 	if (flags & MNT_EXPIRE) {
-		if (mnt == current->fs->rootmnt ||
+		if (mnt == current->fs->root.mnt ||
 		    flags & (MNT_FORCE | MNT_DETACH))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ static int do_umount(struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
 	 * /reboot - static binary that would close all descriptors and
 	 * call reboot(9). Then init(8) could umount root and exec /reboot.
 	 */
-	if (mnt == current->fs->rootmnt && !(flags & MNT_DETACH)) {
+	if (mnt == current->fs->root.mnt && !(flags & MNT_DETACH)) {
 		/*
 		 * Special case for "unmounting" root ...
 		 * we just try to remount it readonly.
@@ -679,18 +681,20 @@ asmlinkage long sys_umount(char __user * name, int flags)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
 	retval = -EINVAL;
-	if (nd.dentry != nd.mnt->mnt_root)
+	if (nd.path.dentry != nd.path.mnt->mnt_root)
 		goto dput_and_out;
-	if (!check_mnt(nd.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(nd.path.mnt))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	retval = do_umount(nd.mnt, flags);
+	retval = do_umount(nd.path.mnt, flags);
 dput_and_out:
-	path_release_on_umount(&nd);
+	/* we mustn't call path_put() as that would clear mnt_expiry_mark */
+	dput(nd.path.dentry);
+	mntput_no_expire(nd.path.mnt);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -713,10 +717,10 @@ static int mount_is_safe(struct nameidata *nd)
 		return 0;
 	return -EPERM;
 #ifdef notyet
-	if (S_ISLNK(nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (S_ISLNK(nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX) {
-		if (current->uid != nd->dentry->d_inode->i_uid)
+	if (nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX) {
+		if (current->uid != nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_uid)
 			return -EPERM;
 	}
 	if (vfs_permission(nd, MAY_WRITE))
@@ -765,8 +769,8 @@ struct vfsmount *copy_tree(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 				q = q->mnt_parent;
 			}
 			p = s;
-			nd.mnt = q;
-			nd.dentry = p->mnt_mountpoint;
+			nd.path.mnt = q;
+			nd.path.dentry = p->mnt_mountpoint;
 			q = clone_mnt(p, p->mnt_root, flag);
 			if (!q)
 				goto Enomem;
@@ -875,8 +879,8 @@ static int attach_recursive_mnt(struct vfsmount *source_mnt,
 			struct nameidata *nd, struct nameidata *parent_nd)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(tree_list);
-	struct vfsmount *dest_mnt = nd->mnt;
-	struct dentry *dest_dentry = nd->dentry;
+	struct vfsmount *dest_mnt = nd->path.mnt;
+	struct dentry *dest_dentry = nd->path.dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *child, *p;
 
 	if (propagate_mnt(dest_mnt, dest_dentry, source_mnt, &tree_list))
@@ -911,13 +915,13 @@ static int graft_tree(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & MS_NOUSER)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode) !=
+	if (S_ISDIR(nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) !=
 	      S_ISDIR(mnt->mnt_root->d_inode->i_mode))
 		return -ENOTDIR;
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	mutex_lock(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode))
+	mutex_lock(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	if (IS_DEADDIR(nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = security_sb_check_sb(mnt, nd);
@@ -925,10 +929,10 @@ static int graft_tree(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct nameidata *nd)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	if (IS_ROOT(nd->dentry) || !d_unhashed(nd->dentry))
+	if (IS_ROOT(nd->path.dentry) || !d_unhashed(nd->path.dentry))
 		err = attach_recursive_mnt(mnt, nd, NULL);
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (!err)
 		security_sb_post_addmount(mnt, nd);
 	return err;
@@ -940,14 +944,14 @@ out_unlock:
  */
 static noinline int do_change_type(struct nameidata *nd, int flag)
 {
-	struct vfsmount *m, *mnt = nd->mnt;
+	struct vfsmount *m, *mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 	int recurse = flag & MS_REC;
 	int type = flag & ~MS_REC;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (nd->dentry != nd->mnt->mnt_root)
+	if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
@@ -979,17 +983,17 @@ static noinline int do_loopback(struct nameidata *nd, char *old_name,
 
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (IS_MNT_UNBINDABLE(old_nd.mnt))
- 		goto out;
+	if (IS_MNT_UNBINDABLE(old_nd.path.mnt))
+		goto out;
 
-	if (!check_mnt(nd->mnt) || !check_mnt(old_nd.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(nd->path.mnt) || !check_mnt(old_nd.path.mnt))
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (recurse)
-		mnt = copy_tree(old_nd.mnt, old_nd.dentry, 0);
+		mnt = copy_tree(old_nd.path.mnt, old_nd.path.dentry, 0);
 	else
-		mnt = clone_mnt(old_nd.mnt, old_nd.dentry, 0);
+		mnt = clone_mnt(old_nd.path.mnt, old_nd.path.dentry, 0);
 
 	if (!mnt)
 		goto out;
@@ -1005,7 +1009,7 @@ static noinline int do_loopback(struct nameidata *nd, char *old_name,
 
 out:
 	up_write(&namespace_sem);
-	path_release(&old_nd);
+	path_put(&old_nd.path);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1019,24 +1023,24 @@ static noinline int do_remount(struct nameidata *nd, int flags, int mnt_flags,
 		      void *data)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct super_block *sb = nd->mnt->mnt_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = nd->path.mnt->mnt_sb;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!check_mnt(nd->mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(nd->path.mnt))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (nd->dentry != nd->mnt->mnt_root)
+	if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	down_write(&sb->s_umount);
 	err = do_remount_sb(sb, flags, data, 0);
 	if (!err)
-		nd->mnt->mnt_flags = mnt_flags;
+		nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags = mnt_flags;
 	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 	if (!err)
-		security_sb_post_remount(nd->mnt, flags, data);
+		security_sb_post_remount(nd->path.mnt, flags, data);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1067,61 +1071,65 @@ static noinline int do_move_mount(struct nameidata *nd, char *old_name)
 		return err;
 
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
-	while (d_mountpoint(nd->dentry) && follow_down(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry))
+	while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
+	       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
 		;
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!check_mnt(nd->mnt) || !check_mnt(old_nd.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(nd->path.mnt) || !check_mnt(old_nd.path.mnt))
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	mutex_lock(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode))
+	mutex_lock(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	if (IS_DEADDIR(nd->path.dentry->d_inode))
 		goto out1;
 
-	if (!IS_ROOT(nd->dentry) && d_unhashed(nd->dentry))
+	if (!IS_ROOT(nd->path.dentry) && d_unhashed(nd->path.dentry))
 		goto out1;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (old_nd.dentry != old_nd.mnt->mnt_root)
+	if (old_nd.path.dentry != old_nd.path.mnt->mnt_root)
 		goto out1;
 
-	if (old_nd.mnt == old_nd.mnt->mnt_parent)
+	if (old_nd.path.mnt == old_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent)
 		goto out1;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mode) !=
-	      S_ISDIR(old_nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	if (S_ISDIR(nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) !=
+	      S_ISDIR(old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto out1;
 	/*
 	 * Don't move a mount residing in a shared parent.
 	 */
-	if (old_nd.mnt->mnt_parent && IS_MNT_SHARED(old_nd.mnt->mnt_parent))
+	if (old_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent &&
+	    IS_MNT_SHARED(old_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent))
 		goto out1;
 	/*
 	 * Don't move a mount tree containing unbindable mounts to a destination
 	 * mount which is shared.
 	 */
-	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(nd->mnt) && tree_contains_unbindable(old_nd.mnt))
+	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(nd->path.mnt) &&
+	    tree_contains_unbindable(old_nd.path.mnt))
 		goto out1;
 	err = -ELOOP;
-	for (p = nd->mnt; p->mnt_parent != p; p = p->mnt_parent)
-		if (p == old_nd.mnt)
+	for (p = nd->path.mnt; p->mnt_parent != p; p = p->mnt_parent)
+		if (p == old_nd.path.mnt)
 			goto out1;
 
-	if ((err = attach_recursive_mnt(old_nd.mnt, nd, &parent_nd)))
+	err = attach_recursive_mnt(old_nd.path.mnt, nd, &parent_nd);
+	if (err)
 		goto out1;
 
 	spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	/* if the mount is moved, it should no longer be expire
 	 * automatically */
-	list_del_init(&old_nd.mnt->mnt_expire);
+	list_del_init(&old_nd.path.mnt->mnt_expire);
 	spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 out1:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out:
 	up_write(&namespace_sem);
 	if (!err)
-		path_release(&parent_nd);
-	path_release(&old_nd);
+		path_put(&parent_nd.path);
+	path_put(&old_nd.path);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1160,16 +1168,17 @@ int do_add_mount(struct vfsmount *newmnt, struct nameidata *nd,
 
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
 	/* Something was mounted here while we slept */
-	while (d_mountpoint(nd->dentry) && follow_down(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry))
+	while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
+	       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
 		;
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!check_mnt(nd->mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(nd->path.mnt))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	/* Refuse the same filesystem on the same mount point */
 	err = -EBUSY;
-	if (nd->mnt->mnt_sb == newmnt->mnt_sb &&
-	    nd->mnt->mnt_root == nd->dentry)
+	if (nd->path.mnt->mnt_sb == newmnt->mnt_sb &&
+	    nd->path.mnt->mnt_root == nd->path.dentry)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1505,7 +1514,7 @@ long do_mount(char *dev_name, char *dir_name, char *type_page,
 		retval = do_new_mount(&nd, type_page, flags, mnt_flags,
 				      dev_name, data_page);
 dput_out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1552,17 +1561,17 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *dup_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns,
 	while (p) {
 		q->mnt_ns = new_ns;
 		if (fs) {
-			if (p == fs->rootmnt) {
+			if (p == fs->root.mnt) {
 				rootmnt = p;
-				fs->rootmnt = mntget(q);
+				fs->root.mnt = mntget(q);
 			}
-			if (p == fs->pwdmnt) {
+			if (p == fs->pwd.mnt) {
 				pwdmnt = p;
-				fs->pwdmnt = mntget(q);
+				fs->pwd.mnt = mntget(q);
 			}
-			if (p == fs->altrootmnt) {
+			if (p == fs->altroot.mnt) {
 				altrootmnt = p;
-				fs->altrootmnt = mntget(q);
+				fs->altroot.mnt = mntget(q);
 			}
 		}
 		p = next_mnt(p, mnt_ns->root);
@@ -1643,44 +1652,35 @@ out1:
  * Replace the fs->{rootmnt,root} with {mnt,dentry}. Put the old values.
  * It can block. Requires the big lock held.
  */
-void set_fs_root(struct fs_struct *fs, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-		 struct dentry *dentry)
+void set_fs_root(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct dentry *old_root;
-	struct vfsmount *old_rootmnt;
+	struct path old_root;
+
 	write_lock(&fs->lock);
 	old_root = fs->root;
-	old_rootmnt = fs->rootmnt;
-	fs->rootmnt = mntget(mnt);
-	fs->root = dget(dentry);
+	fs->root = *path;
+	path_get(path);
 	write_unlock(&fs->lock);
-	if (old_root) {
-		dput(old_root);
-		mntput(old_rootmnt);
-	}
+	if (old_root.dentry)
+		path_put(&old_root);
 }
 
 /*
  * Replace the fs->{pwdmnt,pwd} with {mnt,dentry}. Put the old values.
  * It can block. Requires the big lock held.
  */
-void set_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-		struct dentry *dentry)
+void set_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct dentry *old_pwd;
-	struct vfsmount *old_pwdmnt;
+	struct path old_pwd;
 
 	write_lock(&fs->lock);
 	old_pwd = fs->pwd;
-	old_pwdmnt = fs->pwdmnt;
-	fs->pwdmnt = mntget(mnt);
-	fs->pwd = dget(dentry);
+	fs->pwd = *path;
+	path_get(path);
 	write_unlock(&fs->lock);
 
-	if (old_pwd) {
-		dput(old_pwd);
-		mntput(old_pwdmnt);
-	}
+	if (old_pwd.dentry)
+		path_put(&old_pwd);
 }
 
 static void chroot_fs_refs(struct nameidata *old_nd, struct nameidata *new_nd)
@@ -1695,12 +1695,12 @@ static void chroot_fs_refs(struct nameidata *old_nd, struct nameidata *new_nd)
 		if (fs) {
 			atomic_inc(&fs->count);
 			task_unlock(p);
-			if (fs->root == old_nd->dentry
-			    && fs->rootmnt == old_nd->mnt)
-				set_fs_root(fs, new_nd->mnt, new_nd->dentry);
-			if (fs->pwd == old_nd->dentry
-			    && fs->pwdmnt == old_nd->mnt)
-				set_fs_pwd(fs, new_nd->mnt, new_nd->dentry);
+			if (fs->root.dentry == old_nd->path.dentry
+			    && fs->root.mnt == old_nd->path.mnt)
+				set_fs_root(fs, &new_nd->path);
+			if (fs->pwd.dentry == old_nd->path.dentry
+			    && fs->pwd.mnt == old_nd->path.mnt)
+				set_fs_pwd(fs, &new_nd->path);
 			put_fs_struct(fs);
 		} else
 			task_unlock(p);
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pivot_root(const char __user * new_root,
 	if (error)
 		goto out0;
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!check_mnt(new_nd.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt))
 		goto out1;
 
 	error = __user_walk(put_old, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &old_nd);
@@ -1759,74 +1759,78 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pivot_root(const char __user * new_root,
 
 	error = security_sb_pivotroot(&old_nd, &new_nd);
 	if (error) {
-		path_release(&old_nd);
+		path_put(&old_nd.path);
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
 	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	user_nd.mnt = mntget(current->fs->rootmnt);
-	user_nd.dentry = dget(current->fs->root);
+	user_nd.path = current->fs->root;
+	path_get(&current->fs->root);
 	read_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 	down_write(&namespace_sem);
-	mutex_lock(&old_nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(old_nd.mnt) ||
-		IS_MNT_SHARED(new_nd.mnt->mnt_parent) ||
-		IS_MNT_SHARED(user_nd.mnt->mnt_parent))
+	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(old_nd.path.mnt) ||
+		IS_MNT_SHARED(new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent) ||
+		IS_MNT_SHARED(user_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent))
 		goto out2;
-	if (!check_mnt(user_nd.mnt))
+	if (!check_mnt(user_nd.path.mnt))
 		goto out2;
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(new_nd.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (IS_DEADDIR(new_nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
 		goto out2;
-	if (d_unhashed(new_nd.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(new_nd.dentry))
+	if (d_unhashed(new_nd.path.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(new_nd.path.dentry))
 		goto out2;
-	if (d_unhashed(old_nd.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(old_nd.dentry))
+	if (d_unhashed(old_nd.path.dentry) && !IS_ROOT(old_nd.path.dentry))
 		goto out2;
 	error = -EBUSY;
-	if (new_nd.mnt == user_nd.mnt || old_nd.mnt == user_nd.mnt)
+	if (new_nd.path.mnt == user_nd.path.mnt ||
+	    old_nd.path.mnt == user_nd.path.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* loop, on the same file system  */
 	error = -EINVAL;
-	if (user_nd.mnt->mnt_root != user_nd.dentry)
+	if (user_nd.path.mnt->mnt_root != user_nd.path.dentry)
 		goto out2; /* not a mountpoint */
-	if (user_nd.mnt->mnt_parent == user_nd.mnt)
+	if (user_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent == user_nd.path.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* not attached */
-	if (new_nd.mnt->mnt_root != new_nd.dentry)
+	if (new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_root != new_nd.path.dentry)
 		goto out2; /* not a mountpoint */
-	if (new_nd.mnt->mnt_parent == new_nd.mnt)
+	if (new_nd.path.mnt->mnt_parent == new_nd.path.mnt)
 		goto out2; /* not attached */
-	tmp = old_nd.mnt; /* make sure we can reach put_old from new_root */
+	/* make sure we can reach put_old from new_root */
+	tmp = old_nd.path.mnt;
 	spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-	if (tmp != new_nd.mnt) {
+	if (tmp != new_nd.path.mnt) {
 		for (;;) {
 			if (tmp->mnt_parent == tmp)
 				goto out3; /* already mounted on put_old */
-			if (tmp->mnt_parent == new_nd.mnt)
+			if (tmp->mnt_parent == new_nd.path.mnt)
 				break;
 			tmp = tmp->mnt_parent;
 		}
-		if (!is_subdir(tmp->mnt_mountpoint, new_nd.dentry))
+		if (!is_subdir(tmp->mnt_mountpoint, new_nd.path.dentry))
 			goto out3;
-	} else if (!is_subdir(old_nd.dentry, new_nd.dentry))
+	} else if (!is_subdir(old_nd.path.dentry, new_nd.path.dentry))
 		goto out3;
-	detach_mnt(new_nd.mnt, &parent_nd);
-	detach_mnt(user_nd.mnt, &root_parent);
-	attach_mnt(user_nd.mnt, &old_nd);     /* mount old root on put_old */
-	attach_mnt(new_nd.mnt, &root_parent); /* mount new_root on / */
+	detach_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt, &parent_nd);
+	detach_mnt(user_nd.path.mnt, &root_parent);
+	/* mount old root on put_old */
+	attach_mnt(user_nd.path.mnt, &old_nd);
+	/* mount new_root on / */
+	attach_mnt(new_nd.path.mnt, &root_parent);
 	touch_mnt_namespace(current->nsproxy->mnt_ns);
 	spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	chroot_fs_refs(&user_nd, &new_nd);
 	security_sb_post_pivotroot(&user_nd, &new_nd);
 	error = 0;
-	path_release(&root_parent);
-	path_release(&parent_nd);
+	path_put(&root_parent.path);
+	path_put(&parent_nd.path);
 out2:
-	mutex_unlock(&old_nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	up_write(&namespace_sem);
-	path_release(&user_nd);
-	path_release(&old_nd);
+	path_put(&user_nd.path);
+	path_put(&old_nd.path);
 out1:
-	path_release(&new_nd);
+	path_put(&new_nd.path);
 out0:
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
@@ -1839,6 +1843,7 @@ static void __init init_mount_tree(void)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns;
+	struct path root;
 
 	mnt = do_kern_mount("rootfs", 0, "rootfs", NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
@@ -1857,8 +1862,11 @@ static void __init init_mount_tree(void)
 	init_task.nsproxy->mnt_ns = ns;
 	get_mnt_ns(ns);
 
-	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, ns->root, ns->root->mnt_root);
-	set_fs_root(current->fs, ns->root, ns->root->mnt_root);
+	root.mnt = ns->root;
+	root.dentry = ns->root->mnt_root;
+
+	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &root);
+	set_fs_root(current->fs, &root);
 }
 
 void __init mnt_init(void)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index be4ce1c3a3d..607f6eb9cdb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -107,38 +107,40 @@ static void * nfs_follow_mountpoint(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	BUG_ON(IS_ROOT(dentry));
 	dprintk("%s: enter\n", __FUNCTION__);
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	nd->dentry = dget(dentry);
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
 
 	/* Look it up again */
-	parent = dget_parent(nd->dentry);
+	parent = dget_parent(nd->path.dentry);
 	err = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->lookup(parent->d_inode,
-						  &nd->dentry->d_name,
+						  &nd->path.dentry->d_name,
 						  &fh, &fattr);
 	dput(parent);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	if (fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL)
-		mnt = nfs_do_refmount(nd->mnt, nd->dentry);
+		mnt = nfs_do_refmount(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry);
 	else
-		mnt = nfs_do_submount(nd->mnt, nd->dentry, &fh, &fattr);
+		mnt = nfs_do_submount(nd->path.mnt, nd->path.dentry, &fh,
+				      &fattr);
 	err = PTR_ERR(mnt);
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		goto out_err;
 
 	mntget(mnt);
-	err = do_add_mount(mnt, nd, nd->mnt->mnt_flags|MNT_SHRINKABLE, &nfs_automount_list);
+	err = do_add_mount(mnt, nd, nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags|MNT_SHRINKABLE,
+			   &nfs_automount_list);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		mntput(mnt);
 		if (err == -EBUSY)
 			goto out_follow;
 		goto out_err;
 	}
-	mntput(nd->mnt);
-	dput(nd->dentry);
-	nd->mnt = mnt;
-	nd->dentry = dget(mnt->mnt_root);
+	mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+	dput(nd->path.dentry);
+	nd->path.mnt = mnt;
+	nd->path.dentry = dget(mnt->mnt_root);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&nfs_automount_task, nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout);
 out:
 	dprintk("%s: done, returned %d\n", __FUNCTION__, err);
@@ -146,10 +148,11 @@ out:
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_follow_mountpoint() = %d\n", err);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 out_err:
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 	goto out;
 out_follow:
-	while(d_mountpoint(nd->dentry) && follow_down(&nd->mnt, &nd->dentry))
+	while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
+	       follow_down(&nd->path.mnt, &nd->path.dentry))
 		;
 	err = 0;
 	goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 027e1095256..7ce07862c2f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1384,11 +1384,11 @@ out_close:
 struct dentry *
 nfs4_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct path path = {
-		.mnt = nd->mnt,
+		.mnt = nd->path.mnt,
 		.dentry = dentry,
 	};
+	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct iattr attr;
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	struct nfs4_state *state;
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ int
 nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int openflags, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct path path = {
-		.mnt = nd->mnt,
+		.mnt = nd->path.mnt,
 		.dentry = dentry,
 	};
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ nfs4_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
                  int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct path path = {
-		.mnt = nd->mnt,
+		.mnt = nd->path.mnt,
 		.dentry = dentry,
 	};
 	struct nfs4_state *state;
diff --git a/fs/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsctl.c
index 51f1b31acbf..aed8145d908 100644
--- a/fs/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsctl.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ static struct file *do_open(char *name, int flags)
 		error = may_open(&nd, MAY_WRITE, FMODE_WRITE);
 
 	if (!error)
-		return dentry_open(nd.dentry, nd.mnt, flags);
+		return dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, flags);
 
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index 346570f6d84..8a6f7c924c7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
 	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
 
 	if (test_bit(CACHE_VALID, &key->h.flags) &&
-	    !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &key->h.flags)) {
-		dput(key->ek_dentry);
-		mntput(key->ek_mnt);
-	}
+	    !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &key->h.flags))
+		path_put(&key->ek_path);
 	auth_domain_put(key->ek_client);
 	kfree(key);
 }
@@ -169,15 +167,14 @@ static int expkey_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
 			goto out;
 
 		dprintk("Found the path %s\n", buf);
-		key.ek_mnt = nd.mnt;
-		key.ek_dentry = nd.dentry;
-		
+		key.ek_path = nd.path;
+
 		ek = svc_expkey_update(&key, ek);
 		if (ek)
 			cache_put(&ek->h, &svc_expkey_cache);
 		else
 			err = -ENOMEM;
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	cache_flush();
  out:
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@ static int expkey_show(struct seq_file *m,
 	if (test_bit(CACHE_VALID, &h->flags) && 
 	    !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &h->flags)) {
 		seq_printf(m, " ");
-		seq_path(m, ek->ek_mnt, ek->ek_dentry, "\\ \t\n");
+		seq_path(m, &ek->ek_path, "\\ \t\n");
 	}
 	seq_printf(m, "\n");
 	return 0;
@@ -243,8 +240,8 @@ static inline void expkey_update(struct cache_head *cnew,
 	struct svc_expkey *new = container_of(cnew, struct svc_expkey, h);
 	struct svc_expkey *item = container_of(citem, struct svc_expkey, h);
 
-	new->ek_mnt = mntget(item->ek_mnt);
-	new->ek_dentry = dget(item->ek_dentry);
+	new->ek_path = item->ek_path;
+	path_get(&item->ek_path);
 }
 
 static struct cache_head *expkey_alloc(void)
@@ -332,10 +329,9 @@ static void nfsd4_fslocs_free(struct nfsd4_fs_locations *fsloc)
 static void svc_export_put(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(ref, struct svc_export, h.ref);
-	dput(exp->ex_dentry);
-	mntput(exp->ex_mnt);
+	path_put(&exp->ex_path);
 	auth_domain_put(exp->ex_client);
-	kfree(exp->ex_path);
+	kfree(exp->ex_pathname);
 	nfsd4_fslocs_free(&exp->ex_fslocs);
 	kfree(exp);
 }
@@ -349,7 +345,7 @@ static void svc_export_request(struct cache_detail *cd,
 	char *pth;
 
 	qword_add(bpp, blen, exp->ex_client->name);
-	pth = d_path(exp->ex_dentry, exp->ex_mnt, *bpp, *blen);
+	pth = d_path(&exp->ex_path, *bpp, *blen);
 	if (IS_ERR(pth)) {
 		/* is this correct? */
 		(*bpp)[0] = '\n';
@@ -507,8 +503,8 @@ static int svc_export_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
 	struct svc_export exp, *expp;
 	int an_int;
 
-	nd.dentry = NULL;
-	exp.ex_path = NULL;
+	nd.path.dentry = NULL;
+	exp.ex_pathname = NULL;
 
 	/* fs locations */
 	exp.ex_fslocs.locations = NULL;
@@ -547,11 +543,11 @@ static int svc_export_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
 
 	exp.h.flags = 0;
 	exp.ex_client = dom;
-	exp.ex_mnt = nd.mnt;
-	exp.ex_dentry = nd.dentry;
-	exp.ex_path = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+	exp.ex_path.mnt = nd.path.mnt;
+	exp.ex_path.dentry = nd.path.dentry;
+	exp.ex_pathname = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	if (!exp.ex_path)
+	if (!exp.ex_pathname)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* expiry */
@@ -610,7 +606,7 @@ static int svc_export_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
 				goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = check_export(nd.dentry->d_inode, exp.ex_flags,
+		err = check_export(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, exp.ex_flags,
 				   exp.ex_uuid);
 		if (err) goto out;
 	}
@@ -628,9 +624,9 @@ static int svc_export_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
  out:
 	nfsd4_fslocs_free(&exp.ex_fslocs);
 	kfree(exp.ex_uuid);
- 	kfree(exp.ex_path);
-	if (nd.dentry)
-		path_release(&nd);
+	kfree(exp.ex_pathname);
+	if (nd.path.dentry)
+		path_put(&nd.path);
  out_no_path:
 	if (dom)
 		auth_domain_put(dom);
@@ -653,7 +649,7 @@ static int svc_export_show(struct seq_file *m,
 		return 0;
 	}
 	exp = container_of(h, struct svc_export, h);
-	seq_path(m, exp->ex_mnt, exp->ex_dentry, " \t\n\\");
+	seq_path(m, &exp->ex_path, " \t\n\\");
 	seq_putc(m, '\t');
 	seq_escape(m, exp->ex_client->name, " \t\n\\");
 	seq_putc(m, '(');
@@ -680,8 +676,8 @@ static int svc_export_match(struct cache_head *a, struct cache_head *b)
 	struct svc_export *orig = container_of(a, struct svc_export, h);
 	struct svc_export *new = container_of(b, struct svc_export, h);
 	return orig->ex_client == new->ex_client &&
-		orig->ex_dentry == new->ex_dentry &&
-		orig->ex_mnt == new->ex_mnt;
+		orig->ex_path.dentry == new->ex_path.dentry &&
+		orig->ex_path.mnt == new->ex_path.mnt;
 }
 
 static void svc_export_init(struct cache_head *cnew, struct cache_head *citem)
@@ -691,9 +687,9 @@ static void svc_export_init(struct cache_head *cnew, struct cache_head *citem)
 
 	kref_get(&item->ex_client->ref);
 	new->ex_client = item->ex_client;
-	new->ex_dentry = dget(item->ex_dentry);
-	new->ex_mnt = mntget(item->ex_mnt);
-	new->ex_path = NULL;
+	new->ex_path.dentry = dget(item->ex_path.dentry);
+	new->ex_path.mnt = mntget(item->ex_path.mnt);
+	new->ex_pathname = NULL;
 	new->ex_fslocs.locations = NULL;
 	new->ex_fslocs.locations_count = 0;
 	new->ex_fslocs.migrated = 0;
@@ -711,8 +707,8 @@ static void export_update(struct cache_head *cnew, struct cache_head *citem)
 	new->ex_fsid = item->ex_fsid;
 	new->ex_uuid = item->ex_uuid;
 	item->ex_uuid = NULL;
-	new->ex_path = item->ex_path;
-	item->ex_path = NULL;
+	new->ex_pathname = item->ex_pathname;
+	item->ex_pathname = NULL;
 	new->ex_fslocs.locations = item->ex_fslocs.locations;
 	item->ex_fslocs.locations = NULL;
 	new->ex_fslocs.locations_count = item->ex_fslocs.locations_count;
@@ -755,8 +751,8 @@ svc_export_lookup(struct svc_export *exp)
 	struct cache_head *ch;
 	int hash;
 	hash = hash_ptr(exp->ex_client, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
-	hash ^= hash_ptr(exp->ex_dentry, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
-	hash ^= hash_ptr(exp->ex_mnt, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
+	hash ^= hash_ptr(exp->ex_path.dentry, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
+	hash ^= hash_ptr(exp->ex_path.mnt, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
 
 	ch = sunrpc_cache_lookup(&svc_export_cache, &exp->h,
 				 hash);
@@ -772,8 +768,8 @@ svc_export_update(struct svc_export *new, struct svc_export *old)
 	struct cache_head *ch;
 	int hash;
 	hash = hash_ptr(old->ex_client, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
-	hash ^= hash_ptr(old->ex_dentry, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
-	hash ^= hash_ptr(old->ex_mnt, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
+	hash ^= hash_ptr(old->ex_path.dentry, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
+	hash ^= hash_ptr(old->ex_path.mnt, EXPORT_HASHBITS);
 
 	ch = sunrpc_cache_update(&svc_export_cache, &new->h,
 				 &old->h,
@@ -815,8 +811,7 @@ static int exp_set_key(svc_client *clp, int fsid_type, u32 *fsidv,
 	key.ek_client = clp;
 	key.ek_fsidtype = fsid_type;
 	memcpy(key.ek_fsid, fsidv, key_len(fsid_type));
-	key.ek_mnt = exp->ex_mnt;
-	key.ek_dentry = exp->ex_dentry;
+	key.ek_path = exp->ex_path;
 	key.h.expiry_time = NEVER;
 	key.h.flags = 0;
 
@@ -865,13 +860,13 @@ static svc_export *exp_get_by_name(svc_client *clp, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp, key;
 	int err;
-	
+
 	if (!clp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	key.ex_client = clp;
-	key.ex_mnt = mnt;
-	key.ex_dentry = dentry;
+	key.ex_path.mnt = mnt;
+	key.ex_path.dentry = dentry;
 
 	exp = svc_export_lookup(&key);
 	if (exp == NULL)
@@ -968,7 +963,7 @@ static int exp_fsid_hash(svc_client *clp, struct svc_export *exp)
 static int exp_hash(struct auth_domain *clp, struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	u32 fsid[2];
-	struct inode *inode = exp->ex_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	dev_t dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
 
 	if (old_valid_dev(dev)) {
@@ -982,7 +977,7 @@ static int exp_hash(struct auth_domain *clp, struct svc_export *exp)
 static void exp_unhash(struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	struct svc_expkey *ek;
-	struct inode *inode = exp->ex_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	ek = exp_get_key(exp->ex_client, inode->i_sb->s_dev, inode->i_ino);
 	if (!IS_ERR(ek)) {
@@ -1030,15 +1025,16 @@ exp_export(struct nfsctl_export *nxp)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	err = -EINVAL;
 
-	exp = exp_get_by_name(clp, nd.mnt, nd.dentry, NULL);
+	exp = exp_get_by_name(clp, nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, NULL);
 
 	memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
 
 	/* must make sure there won't be an ex_fsid clash */
 	if ((nxp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_FSID) &&
 	    (!IS_ERR(fsid_key = exp_get_fsid_key(clp, nxp->ex_dev))) &&
-	    fsid_key->ek_mnt &&
-	    (fsid_key->ek_mnt != nd.mnt || fsid_key->ek_dentry != nd.dentry) )
+	    fsid_key->ek_path.mnt &&
+	    (fsid_key->ek_path.mnt != nd.path.mnt ||
+	     fsid_key->ek_path.dentry != nd.path.dentry))
 		goto finish;
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(exp)) {
@@ -1054,7 +1050,7 @@ exp_export(struct nfsctl_export *nxp)
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	err = check_export(nd.dentry->d_inode, nxp->ex_flags, NULL);
+	err = check_export(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, nxp->ex_flags, NULL);
 	if (err) goto finish;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1063,12 +1059,11 @@ exp_export(struct nfsctl_export *nxp)
 
 	new.h.expiry_time = NEVER;
 	new.h.flags = 0;
-	new.ex_path = kstrdup(nxp->ex_path, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!new.ex_path)
+	new.ex_pathname = kstrdup(nxp->ex_path, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new.ex_pathname)
 		goto finish;
 	new.ex_client = clp;
-	new.ex_mnt = nd.mnt;
-	new.ex_dentry = nd.dentry;
+	new.ex_path = nd.path;
 	new.ex_flags = nxp->ex_flags;
 	new.ex_anon_uid = nxp->ex_anon_uid;
 	new.ex_anon_gid = nxp->ex_anon_gid;
@@ -1089,15 +1084,14 @@ exp_export(struct nfsctl_export *nxp)
 	} else
 		err = 0;
 finish:
-	if (new.ex_path)
-		kfree(new.ex_path);
+	kfree(new.ex_pathname);
 	if (exp)
 		exp_put(exp);
 	if (fsid_key && !IS_ERR(fsid_key))
 		cache_put(&fsid_key->h, &svc_expkey_cache);
 	if (clp)
 		auth_domain_put(clp);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out_unlock:
 	exp_writeunlock();
 out:
@@ -1148,8 +1142,8 @@ exp_unexport(struct nfsctl_export *nxp)
 		goto out_domain;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	exp = exp_get_by_name(dom, nd.mnt, nd.dentry, NULL);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	exp = exp_get_by_name(dom, nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, NULL);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
 		goto out_domain;
 
@@ -1185,12 +1179,12 @@ exp_rootfh(svc_client *clp, char *path, struct knfsd_fh *f, int maxsize)
 		printk("nfsd: exp_rootfh path not found %s", path);
 		return err;
 	}
-	inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: exp_rootfh(%s [%p] %s:%s/%ld)\n",
-		 path, nd.dentry, clp->name,
+		 path, nd.path.dentry, clp->name,
 		 inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);
-	exp = exp_parent(clp, nd.mnt, nd.dentry, NULL);
+	exp = exp_parent(clp, nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(exp);
 		goto out;
@@ -1200,7 +1194,7 @@ exp_rootfh(svc_client *clp, char *path, struct knfsd_fh *f, int maxsize)
 	 * fh must be initialized before calling fh_compose
 	 */
 	fh_init(&fh, maxsize);
-	if (fh_compose(&fh, exp, nd.dentry, NULL))
+	if (fh_compose(&fh, exp, nd.path.dentry, NULL))
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	else
 		err = 0;
@@ -1208,7 +1202,7 @@ exp_rootfh(svc_client *clp, char *path, struct knfsd_fh *f, int maxsize)
 	fh_put(&fh);
 	exp_put(exp);
 out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1220,7 +1214,7 @@ static struct svc_export *exp_find(struct auth_domain *clp, int fsid_type,
 	if (IS_ERR(ek))
 		return ERR_CAST(ek);
 
-	exp = exp_get_by_name(clp, ek->ek_mnt, ek->ek_dentry, reqp);
+	exp = exp_get_by_name(clp, ek->ek_path.mnt, ek->ek_path.dentry, reqp);
 	cache_put(&ek->h, &svc_expkey_cache);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
@@ -1359,7 +1353,7 @@ exp_pseudoroot(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	exp = rqst_exp_find(rqstp, FSID_NUM, fsidv);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
 		return nfserrno(PTR_ERR(exp));
-	rv = fh_compose(fhp, exp, exp->ex_dentry, NULL);
+	rv = fh_compose(fhp, exp, exp->ex_path.dentry, NULL);
 	if (rv)
 		goto out;
 	rv = check_nfsd_access(exp, rqstp);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index eac82830bfd..c721a1e6e9d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_fhandle  *argp,
 	if (nfserr)
 		RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 
-	err = vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
+	err = vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
 			  resp->fh.fh_dentry, &resp->stat);
 	nfserr = nfserrno(err);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index d7647f70e02..17d0dd99720 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	        int err;
 		struct kstat stat;
 
-		err = vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt, dentry, &stat);
+		err = vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt, dentry, &stat);
 		if (!err) {
 			*p++ = xdr_one;		/* attributes follow */
 			lease_get_mtime(dentry->d_inode, &stat.mtime);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void fill_post_wcc(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (fhp->fh_post_saved)
 		printk("nfsd: inode locked twice during operation.\n");
 
-	err = vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt, fhp->fh_dentry,
+	err = vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt, fhp->fh_dentry,
 			&fhp->fh_post_attr);
 	if (err)
 		fhp->fh_post_saved = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index 1602cd00dd4..1ff90625860 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ out_no_tfm:
 static void
 nfsd4_sync_rec_dir(void)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	nfsd_sync_dir(rec_dir.dentry);
-	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	nfsd_sync_dir(rec_dir.path.dentry);
+	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 }
 
 int
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ nfsd4_create_clid_dir(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	nfs4_save_user(&uid, &gid);
 
 	/* lock the parent */
-	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	dentry = lookup_one_len(dname, rec_dir.dentry, HEXDIR_LEN-1);
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(dname, rec_dir.path.dentry, HEXDIR_LEN-1);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ nfsd4_create_clid_dir(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_create_clid_dir: DIRECTORY EXISTS\n");
 		goto out_put;
 	}
-	status = vfs_mkdir(rec_dir.dentry->d_inode, dentry, S_IRWXU);
+	status = vfs_mkdir(rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, S_IRWXU);
 out_put:
 	dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		clp->cl_firststate = 1;
 		nfsd4_sync_rec_dir();
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ nfsd4_list_rec_dir(struct dentry *dir, recdir_func *f)
 
 	nfs4_save_user(&uid, &gid);
 
-	filp = dentry_open(dget(dir), mntget(rec_dir.mnt), O_RDONLY);
+	filp = dentry_open(dget(dir), mntget(rec_dir.path.mnt), O_RDONLY);
 	status = PTR_ERR(filp);
 	if (IS_ERR(filp))
 		goto out;
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ nfsd4_unlink_clid_dir(char *name, int namlen)
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_unlink_clid_dir. name %.*s\n", namlen, name);
 
-	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, rec_dir.dentry, namlen);
-	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, rec_dir.path.dentry, namlen);
+	mutex_unlock(&rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		return status;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ nfsd4_unlink_clid_dir(char *name, int namlen)
 	if (!dentry->d_inode)
 		goto out;
 
-	status = nfsd4_clear_clid_dir(rec_dir.dentry, dentry);
+	status = nfsd4_clear_clid_dir(rec_dir.path.dentry, dentry);
 out:
 	dput(dentry);
 	return status;
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@ nfsd4_recdir_purge_old(void) {
 
 	if (!rec_dir_init)
 		return;
-	status = nfsd4_list_rec_dir(rec_dir.dentry, purge_old);
+	status = nfsd4_list_rec_dir(rec_dir.path.dentry, purge_old);
 	if (status == 0)
 		nfsd4_sync_rec_dir();
 	if (status)
 		printk("nfsd4: failed to purge old clients from recovery"
-			" directory %s\n", rec_dir.dentry->d_name.name);
+			" directory %s\n", rec_dir.path.dentry->d_name.name);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ int
 nfsd4_recdir_load(void) {
 	int status;
 
-	status = nfsd4_list_rec_dir(rec_dir.dentry, load_recdir);
+	status = nfsd4_list_rec_dir(rec_dir.path.dentry, load_recdir);
 	if (status)
 		printk("nfsd4: failed loading clients from recovery"
-			" directory %s\n", rec_dir.dentry->d_name.name);
+			" directory %s\n", rec_dir.path.dentry->d_name.name);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -415,5 +415,5 @@ nfsd4_shutdown_recdir(void)
 	if (!rec_dir_init)
 		return;
 	rec_dir_init = 0;
-	path_release(&rec_dir);
+	path_put(&rec_dir.path);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f6744bc03da..bcb97d8e8b8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -3261,11 +3261,11 @@ nfs4_reset_recoverydir(char *recdir)
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	status = -ENOTDIR;
-	if (S_ISDIR(nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
 		nfs4_set_recdir(recdir);
 		status = 0;
 	}
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index b0592e7c378..0e6a179ecca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@ static char *nfsd4_path(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp, __be32 *
 	*stat = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp, &tmp_fh);
 	if (*stat)
 		return NULL;
-	rootpath = tmp_fh.fh_export->ex_path;
+	rootpath = tmp_fh.fh_export->ex_pathname;
 
-	path = exp->ex_path;
+	path = exp->ex_pathname;
 
 	if (strncmp(path, rootpath, strlen(rootpath))) {
 		dprintk("nfsd: fs_locations failed;"
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_mnt, dentry, &stat);
+	err = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_path.mnt, dentry, &stat);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	if ((bmval0 & (FATTR4_WORD0_FILES_FREE | FATTR4_WORD0_FILES_TOTAL |
@@ -1838,9 +1838,9 @@ out_acl:
 		 * and this is the root of a cross-mounted filesystem.
 		 */
 		if (ignore_crossmnt == 0 &&
-		    exp->ex_mnt->mnt_root->d_inode == dentry->d_inode) {
-			err = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_mnt->mnt_parent,
-				exp->ex_mnt->mnt_mountpoint, &stat);
+		    exp->ex_path.mnt->mnt_root->d_inode == dentry->d_inode) {
+			err = vfs_getattr(exp->ex_path.mnt->mnt_parent,
+				exp->ex_path.mnt->mnt_mountpoint, &stat);
 			if (err)
 				goto out_nfserr;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 8fbd2dc08a9..0130b345234 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int nfsd_acceptable(void *expv, struct dentry *dentry)
 		return 1;
 
 	tdentry = dget(dentry);
-	while (tdentry != exp->ex_dentry && ! IS_ROOT(tdentry)) {
+	while (tdentry != exp->ex_path.dentry && !IS_ROOT(tdentry)) {
 		/* make sure parents give x permission to user */
 		int err;
 		parent = dget_parent(tdentry);
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ static int nfsd_acceptable(void *expv, struct dentry *dentry)
 		dput(tdentry);
 		tdentry = parent;
 	}
-	if (tdentry != exp->ex_dentry)
+	if (tdentry != exp->ex_path.dentry)
 		dprintk("nfsd_acceptable failed at %p %s\n", tdentry, tdentry->d_name.name);
-	rv = (tdentry == exp->ex_dentry);
+	rv = (tdentry == exp->ex_path.dentry);
 	dput(tdentry);
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 			fileid_type = fh->fh_fileid_type;
 
 		if (fileid_type == FILEID_ROOT)
-			dentry = dget(exp->ex_dentry);
+			dentry = dget(exp->ex_path.dentry);
 		else {
-			dentry = exportfs_decode_fh(exp->ex_mnt, fid,
+			dentry = exportfs_decode_fh(exp->ex_path.mnt, fid,
 					data_left, fileid_type,
 					nfsd_acceptable, exp);
 		}
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ out:
 static void _fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp,
 		struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	if (dentry != exp->ex_dentry) {
+	if (dentry != exp->ex_path.dentry) {
 		struct fid *fid = (struct fid *)
 			(fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth + fhp->fh_handle.fh_size/4 - 1);
 		int maxsize = (fhp->fh_maxsize - fhp->fh_handle.fh_size)/4;
@@ -344,12 +344,12 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode * inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
 	__u32 *datap;
-	dev_t ex_dev = exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
-	int root_export = (exp->ex_dentry == exp->ex_dentry->d_sb->s_root);
+	dev_t ex_dev = exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
+	int root_export = (exp->ex_path.dentry == exp->ex_path.dentry->d_sb->s_root);
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: fh_compose(exp %02x:%02x/%ld %s/%s, ino=%ld)\n",
 		MAJOR(ex_dev), MINOR(ex_dev),
-		(long) exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+		(long) exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
 		parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 		(inode ? inode->i_ino : 0));
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 			/* FALL THROUGH */
 		case FSID_MAJOR_MINOR:
 		case FSID_ENCODE_DEV:
-			if (!(exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags
+			if (!(exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags
 			      & FS_REQUIRES_DEV))
 				goto retry;
 			break;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev =  old_encode_dev(ex_dev);
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xdev = fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dev;
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_xino =
-			ino_t_to_u32(exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
+			ino_t_to_u32(exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino);
 		fhp->fh_handle.ofh_dirino = ino_t_to_u32(parent_ino(dentry));
 		if (inode)
 			_fh_update_old(dentry, exp, &fhp->fh_handle);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 		datap = fhp->fh_handle.fh_auth+0;
 		fhp->fh_handle.fh_fsid_type = fsid_type;
 		mk_fsid(fsid_type, datap, ex_dev,
-			exp->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
+			exp->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_ino,
 			exp->ex_fsid, exp->ex_uuid);
 
 		len = key_len(fsid_type);
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ enum fsid_source fsid_source(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	case FSID_DEV:
 	case FSID_ENCODE_DEV:
 	case FSID_MAJOR_MINOR:
-		if (fhp->fh_export->ex_dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags
+		if (fhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags
 		    & FS_REQUIRES_DEV)
 			return FSIDSOURCE_DEV;
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 977a71f64e1..6cfc96a1248 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static __be32
 nfsd_return_attrs(__be32 err, struct nfsd_attrstat *resp)
 {
 	if (err) return err;
-	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
+	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
 				    resp->fh.fh_dentry,
 				    &resp->stat));
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static __be32
 nfsd_return_dirop(__be32 err, struct nfsd_diropres *resp)
 {
 	if (err) return err;
-	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
+	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
 				    resp->fh.fh_dentry,
 				    &resp->stat));
 }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_readargs *argp,
 				  &resp->count);
 
 	if (nfserr) return nfserr;
-	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_mnt,
+	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(resp->fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
 				    resp->fh.fh_dentry,
 				    &resp->stat));
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
index 61ad61743d9..afd08e2c90a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 __be32 *nfs2svc_encode_fattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
-	vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt, fhp->fh_dentry, &stat);
+	vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt, fhp->fh_dentry, &stat);
 	return encode_fattr(rqstp, p, fhp, &stat);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index cc75e4fcd02..46f59d5365a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ nfsd_cross_mnt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct dentry **dpp,
 {
 	struct svc_export *exp = *expp, *exp2 = NULL;
 	struct dentry *dentry = *dpp;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = mntget(exp->ex_mnt);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = mntget(exp->ex_path.mnt);
 	struct dentry *mounts = dget(dentry);
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ nfsd_lookup_dentry(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (isdotent(name, len)) {
 		if (len==1)
 			dentry = dget(dparent);
-		else if (dparent != exp->ex_dentry) {
+		else if (dparent != exp->ex_path.dentry)
 			dentry = dget_parent(dparent);
-		} else  if (!EX_NOHIDE(exp))
+		else if (!EX_NOHIDE(exp))
 			dentry = dget(dparent); /* .. == . just like at / */
 		else {
 			/* checking mountpoint crossing is very different when stepping up */
 			struct svc_export *exp2 = NULL;
 			struct dentry *dp;
-			struct vfsmount *mnt = mntget(exp->ex_mnt);
+			struct vfsmount *mnt = mntget(exp->ex_path.mnt);
 			dentry = dget(dparent);
 			while(dentry == mnt->mnt_root && follow_up(&mnt, &dentry))
 				;
@@ -721,7 +721,8 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 
 		DQUOT_INIT(inode);
 	}
-	*filp = dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt), flags);
+	*filp = dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt),
+				flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(*filp))
 		host_err = PTR_ERR(*filp);
 out_nfserr:
@@ -1462,7 +1463,7 @@ nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 	if (!inode->i_op || !inode->i_op->readlink)
 		goto out;
 
-	touch_atime(fhp->fh_export->ex_mnt, dentry);
+	touch_atime(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt, dentry);
 	/* N.B. Why does this call need a get_fs()??
 	 * Remove the set_fs and watch the fireworks:-) --okir
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 43fcd603196..54198538b67 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statfs(const char __user * path, struct statfs __user * buf)
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct statfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs_native(nd.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs_native(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
 			error = -EFAULT;
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, size_t sz, struct statfs64
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct statfs64 tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs64(nd.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs64(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
 			error = -EFAULT;
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user * path, loff_t length)
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	/* For directories it's -EISDIR, for other non-regulars - -EINVAL */
 	error = -EISDIR;
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ 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.dentry, length, 0, NULL);
+		error = do_truncate(nd.path.dentry, length, 0, NULL);
 	}
 
 put_write_and_out:
 	put_write_access(inode);
 dput_and_out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -455,14 +455,14 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 	res = vfs_permission(&nd, mode);
 	/* SuS v2 requires we report a read only fs too */
 	if(res || !(mode & S_IWOTH) ||
-	   special_file(nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+	   special_file(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_path_release;
 
-	if(IS_RDONLY(nd.dentry->d_inode))
+	if(IS_RDONLY(nd.path.dentry->d_inode))
 		res = -EROFS;
 
 out_path_release:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	current->fsuid = old_fsuid;
 	current->fsgid = old_fsgid;
@@ -490,10 +490,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_chdir(const char __user * filename)
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, nd.mnt, nd.dentry);
+	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &nd.path);
 
 dput_and_out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ out:
 asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct file *file;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int error;
 
 	error = -EBADF;
@@ -511,9 +509,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int fd)
 	if (!file)
 		goto out;
 
-	dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	mnt = file->f_path.mnt;
-	inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -521,7 +517,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchdir(unsigned int fd)
 
 	error = file_permission(file, MAY_EXEC);
 	if (!error)
-		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, mnt, dentry);
+		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &file->f_path);
 out_putf:
 	fput(file);
 out:
@@ -545,11 +541,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_chroot(const char __user * filename)
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_CHROOT))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
-	set_fs_root(current->fs, nd.mnt, nd.dentry);
+	set_fs_root(current->fs, &nd.path);
 	set_fs_altroot();
 	error = 0;
 dput_and_out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -602,7 +598,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 	error = -EROFS;
 	if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
@@ -617,11 +613,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 		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.dentry, &newattrs);
+	error = notify_change(nd.path.dentry, &newattrs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 dput_and_out:
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -675,8 +671,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_chown(const char __user * filename, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 	error = user_path_walk(filename, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = chown_common(nd.dentry, user, group);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -695,8 +691,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
 	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, follow, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = chown_common(nd.dentry, user, group);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -709,8 +705,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_lchown(const char __user * filename, uid_t user, gid_t group
 	error = user_path_walk_link(filename, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = chown_common(nd.dentry, user, group);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -863,7 +859,7 @@ struct file *lookup_instantiate_filp(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry
 		goto out;
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_err;
-	nd->intent.open.file = __dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(nd->mnt),
+	nd->intent.open.file = __dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(nd->path.mnt),
 					     nd->intent.open.flags - 1,
 					     nd->intent.open.file,
 					     open);
@@ -891,9 +887,10 @@ struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd, int flags)
 	filp = nd->intent.open.file;
 	/* Has the filesystem initialised the file for us? */
 	if (filp->f_path.dentry == NULL)
-		filp = __dentry_open(nd->dentry, nd->mnt, flags, filp, NULL);
+		filp = __dentry_open(nd->path.dentry, nd->path.mnt, flags, filp,
+				     NULL);
 	else
-		path_release(nd);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 	return filp;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 7c6b4ec83cb..88f8edf1825 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int get_nr_threads(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	return count;
 }
 
-static int proc_cwd_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount **mnt)
+static int proc_cwd_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	struct fs_struct *fs = NULL;
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ static int proc_cwd_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfs
 	}
 	if (fs) {
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		*mnt = mntget(fs->pwdmnt);
-		*dentry = dget(fs->pwd);
+		*path = fs->pwd;
+		path_get(&fs->pwd);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 		result = 0;
 		put_fs_struct(fs);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int proc_cwd_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfs
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int proc_root_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount **mnt)
+static int proc_root_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	struct fs_struct *fs = NULL;
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ static int proc_root_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vf
 	}
 	if (fs) {
 		read_lock(&fs->lock);
-		*mnt = mntget(fs->rootmnt);
-		*dentry = dget(fs->root);
+		*path = fs->root;
+		path_get(&fs->root);
 		read_unlock(&fs->lock);
 		result = 0;
 		put_fs_struct(fs);
@@ -1164,39 +1164,36 @@ static void *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	int error = -EACCES;
 
 	/* We don't need a base pointer in the /proc filesystem */
-	path_release(nd);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 
 	/* Are we allowed to snoop on the tasks file descriptors? */
 	if (!proc_fd_access_allowed(inode))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &nd->dentry, &nd->mnt);
+	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &nd->path);
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
-static int do_proc_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			    char __user *buffer, int buflen)
+static int do_proc_readlink(struct path *path, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 {
-	struct inode * inode;
 	char *tmp = (char*)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
-	char *path;
+	char *pathname;
 	int len;
 
 	if (!tmp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	path = d_path(dentry, mnt, tmp, PAGE_SIZE);
-	len = PTR_ERR(path);
-	if (IS_ERR(path))
+	pathname = d_path(path, tmp, PAGE_SIZE);
+	len = PTR_ERR(pathname);
+	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
 		goto out;
-	len = tmp + PAGE_SIZE - 1 - path;
+	len = tmp + PAGE_SIZE - 1 - pathname;
 
 	if (len > buflen)
 		len = buflen;
-	if (copy_to_user(buffer, path, len))
+	if (copy_to_user(buffer, pathname, len))
 		len = -EFAULT;
  out:
 	free_page((unsigned long)tmp);
@@ -1207,20 +1204,18 @@ static int proc_pid_readlink(struct dentry * dentry, char __user * buffer, int b
 {
 	int error = -EACCES;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	struct dentry *de;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
+	struct path path;
 
 	/* Are we allowed to snoop on the tasks file descriptors? */
 	if (!proc_fd_access_allowed(inode))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &de, &mnt);
+	error = PROC_I(inode)->op.proc_get_link(inode, &path);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_proc_readlink(de, mnt, buffer, buflen);
-	dput(de);
-	mntput(mnt);
+	error = do_proc_readlink(&path, buffer, buflen);
+	path_put(&path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1447,8 +1442,7 @@ out:
 
 #define PROC_FDINFO_MAX 64
 
-static int proc_fd_info(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry,
-			struct vfsmount **mnt, char *info)
+static int proc_fd_info(struct inode *inode, struct path *path, char *info)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
 	struct files_struct *files = NULL;
@@ -1467,10 +1461,10 @@ static int proc_fd_info(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry,
 		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 		file = fcheck_files(files, fd);
 		if (file) {
-			if (mnt)
-				*mnt = mntget(file->f_path.mnt);
-			if (dentry)
-				*dentry = dget(file->f_path.dentry);
+			if (path) {
+				*path = file->f_path;
+				path_get(&file->f_path);
+			}
 			if (info)
 				snprintf(info, PROC_FDINFO_MAX,
 					 "pos:\t%lli\n"
@@ -1487,10 +1481,9 @@ static int proc_fd_info(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry,
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-static int proc_fd_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry,
-			struct vfsmount **mnt)
+static int proc_fd_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 {
-	return proc_fd_info(inode, dentry, mnt, NULL);
+	return proc_fd_info(inode, path, NULL);
 }
 
 static int tid_fd_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
@@ -1684,7 +1677,7 @@ static ssize_t proc_fdinfo_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				      size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char tmp[PROC_FDINFO_MAX];
-	int err = proc_fd_info(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, NULL, NULL, tmp);
+	int err = proc_fd_info(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode, NULL, tmp);
 	if (!err)
 		err = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, ppos, tmp, strlen(tmp));
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index ea496ffeabe..1c81c8f1aee 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern int maps_protect;
 
 extern void create_seq_entry(char *name, mode_t mode,
 				const struct file_operations *f);
-extern int proc_exe_link(struct inode *, struct dentry **, struct vfsmount **);
+extern int proc_exe_link(struct inode *, struct path *);
 extern int proc_tid_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 				struct pid *pid, struct task_struct *task);
 extern int proc_tgid_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
diff --git a/fs/proc/nommu.c b/fs/proc/nommu.c
index 5d9147b9d73..941e95114b5 100644
--- a/fs/proc/nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/nommu.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int nommu_vma_show(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		if (len < 1)
 			len = 1;
 		seq_printf(m, "%*c", len, ' ');
-		seq_path(m, file->f_path.mnt, file->f_path.dentry, "");
+		seq_path(m, &file->f_path, "");
 	}
 
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index b9cb23c08f6..614c34b6d1c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *
 	if (!nd || !depth)
 		goto out;
 
-	dentry = nd->dentry;
+	dentry = nd->path.dentry;
 	table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
 
 	/* If the entry does not exist deny permission */
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index ae4d3f2c8cb..49958cffbd8 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int task_statm(struct mm_struct *mm, int *shared, int *text,
 	return mm->total_vm;
 }
 
-int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount **mnt)
+int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma;
 	int result = -ENOENT;
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount *
 	}
 
 	if (vma) {
-		*mnt = mntget(vma->vm_file->f_path.mnt);
-		*dentry = dget(vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry);
+		*path = vma->vm_file->f_path;
+		path_get(&vma->vm_file->f_path);
 		result = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int show_map(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	 */
 	if (file) {
 		pad_len_spaces(m, len);
-		seq_path(m, file->f_path.mnt, file->f_path.dentry, "\n");
+		seq_path(m, &file->f_path, "\n");
 	} else {
 		const char *name = arch_vma_name(vma);
 		if (!name) {
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
index abfc6f5e56c..8011528518b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int task_statm(struct mm_struct *mm, int *shared, int *text,
 	return size;
 }
 
-int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount **mnt)
+int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct vm_list_struct *vml;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct dentry **dentry, struct vfsmount *
 	}
 
 	if (vma) {
-		*mnt = mntget(vma->vm_file->f_path.mnt);
-		*dentry = dget(vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry);
+		*path = vma->vm_file->f_path;
+		path_get(&vma->vm_file->f_path);
 		result = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index 6033f0c3bd0..6841452e0de 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -2026,29 +2026,29 @@ static int reiserfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	/* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
-	if (nd.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-		path_release(&nd);
+	if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		return -EXDEV;
 	}
 	/* We must not pack tails for quota files on reiserfs for quota IO to work */
-	if (!REISERFS_I(nd.dentry->d_inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask) {
+	if (!REISERFS_I(nd.path.dentry->d_inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask) {
 		reiserfs_warning(sb,
 				 "reiserfs: Quota file must have tail packing disabled.");
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* Not journalling quota? No more tests needed... */
 	if (!REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA] &&
 	    !REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA]) {
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 	}
 	/* Quotafile not of fs root? */
-	if (nd.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
+	if (nd.path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode != sb->s_root->d_inode)
 		reiserfs_warning(sb,
 				 "reiserfs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
 				 "Journalled quota will not work.");
-	path_release(&nd);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index ca71c115bda..853770274f2 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -342,13 +342,11 @@ int seq_printf(struct seq_file *m, const char *f, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_printf);
 
-int seq_path(struct seq_file *m,
-	     struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-	     char *esc)
+int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 {
 	if (m->count < m->size) {
 		char *s = m->buf + m->count;
-		char *p = d_path(dentry, mnt, s, m->size - m->count);
+		char *p = d_path(path, s, m->size - m->count);
 		if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
 			while (s <= p) {
 				char c = *p++;
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 68510068a64..9cf41f719d5 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ int vfs_stat_fd(int dfd, char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 
 	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = vfs_getattr(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, stat);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ int vfs_lstat_fd(int dfd, char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 
 	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, 0, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
-		error = vfs_getattr(nd.mnt, nd.dentry, stat);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -302,17 +302,18 @@ asmlinkage long sys_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *path,
 
 	error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, path, 0, &nd);
 	if (!error) {
-		struct inode * inode = nd.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (inode->i_op && inode->i_op->readlink) {
-			error = security_inode_readlink(nd.dentry);
+			error = security_inode_readlink(nd.path.dentry);
 			if (!error) {
-				touch_atime(nd.mnt, nd.dentry);
-				error = inode->i_op->readlink(nd.dentry, buf, bufsiz);
+				touch_atime(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
+				error = inode->i_op->readlink(nd.path.dentry,
+							      buf, bufsiz);
 			}
 		}
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index e5588cd8530..b18da9c0b97 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 
-		dentry = nd.dentry;
+		dentry = nd.path.dentry;
 	}
 
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ dput_and_out:
 	if (f)
 		fput(f);
 	else
-		path_release(&nd);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index f7c8f87bb39..3acab161546 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ sys_setxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = setxattr(nd.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ sys_lsetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = setxattr(nd.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ sys_getxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = getxattr(nd.dentry, name, value, size);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ sys_lgetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = getxattr(nd.dentry, name, value, size);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ sys_listxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = listxattr(nd.dentry, list, size);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ sys_llistxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
 	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = listxattr(nd.dentry, list, size);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ sys_removexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
 	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = removexattr(nd.dentry, name);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ sys_lremovexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
 	error = user_path_walk_link(path, &nd);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	error = removexattr(nd.dentry, name);
-	path_release(&nd);
+	error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
+	path_put(&nd.path);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index 4c82a050a3a..a9952e490ac 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ xfs_find_handle(
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		ASSERT(nd.dentry);
-		ASSERT(nd.dentry->d_inode);
-		inode = igrab(nd.dentry->d_inode);
-		path_release(&nd);
+		ASSERT(nd.path.dentry);
+		ASSERT(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
+		inode = igrab(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		break;
 	}