Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

Conflicts:

	Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
	drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c7e4353..01e67dd 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -581,15 +581,13 @@ static __always_inline int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd
 	int result;
 
 	/* make sure the stuff we saved doesn't go away */
-	dget(save.dentry);
-	mntget(save.mnt);
+	path_get(&save);
 
 	result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
 	if (result == -ESTALE) {
 		/* nd->path had been dropped */
 		nd->path = save;
-		dget(nd->path.dentry);
-		mntget(nd->path.mnt);
+		path_get(&nd->path);
 		nd->flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		result = __link_path_walk(name, nd);
 	}
@@ -1216,8 +1214,9 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	nd->flags = flags;
 	nd->depth = 0;
 
-	nd->path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
-	nd->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
+	nd->path.dentry = dentry;
+	nd->path.mnt = mnt;
+	path_get(&nd->path);
 
 	retval = path_walk(name, nd);
 	if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->path.dentry &&
@@ -2857,16 +2856,17 @@ int generic_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	void *cookie;
+	int res;
 
 	nd.depth = 0;
 	cookie = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &nd);
-	if (!IS_ERR(cookie)) {
-		int res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
-		if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
-			dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd, cookie);
-		cookie = ERR_PTR(res);
-	}
-	return PTR_ERR(cookie);
+	if (IS_ERR(cookie))
+		return PTR_ERR(cookie);
+
+	res = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, nd_get_link(&nd));
+	if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
+		dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, &nd, cookie);
+	return res;
 }
 
 int vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)