diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 63e77e3944ced280724c964b7690502341383695..9eb090582cf1eb2c557e03025bafc73846fde02f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ osf_ufs_mount(char *dirname, struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct cdfs_args tmp;
-	char *devname;
+	struct filename *devname;
 
 	retval = -EFAULT;
 	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ osf_ufs_mount(char *dirname, struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
 	retval = PTR_ERR(devname);
 	if (IS_ERR(devname))
 		goto out;
-	retval = do_mount(devname, dirname, "ext2", flags, NULL);
+	retval = do_mount(devname->name, dirname, "ext2", flags, NULL);
 	putname(devname);
  out:
 	return retval;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ osf_cdfs_mount(char *dirname, struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct cdfs_args tmp;
-	char *devname;
+	struct filename *devname;
 
 	retval = -EFAULT;
 	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ osf_cdfs_mount(char *dirname, struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 	retval = PTR_ERR(devname);
 	if (IS_ERR(devname))
 		goto out;
-	retval = do_mount(devname, dirname, "iso9660", flags, NULL);
+	retval = do_mount(devname->name, dirname, "iso9660", flags, NULL);
 	putname(devname);
  out:
 	return retval;
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, const char __user *, path,
 		int, flag, void __user *, data)
 {
 	int retval;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 
 	name = getname(path);
 	retval = PTR_ERR(name);
@@ -507,13 +507,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, const char __user *, path,
 		goto out;
 	switch (typenr) {
 	case 1:
-		retval = osf_ufs_mount(name, data, flag);
+		retval = osf_ufs_mount(name->name, data, flag);
 		break;
 	case 6:
-		retval = osf_cdfs_mount(name, data, flag);
+		retval = osf_cdfs_mount(name->name, data, flag);
 		break;
 	case 9:
-		retval = osf_procfs_mount(name, data, flag);
+		retval = osf_procfs_mount(name->name, data, flag);
 		break;
 	default:
 		retval = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c
index 905fcfb0ddd0b284b42237e82da9041e3050cee3..b120df37de3552e5a68479294ef9e6b037ea97fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/sys.c
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
 			   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(filenamei);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/sys_compat.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/sys_compat.c
index 93f10e27dc796764d50d6c4d18b7310cd36cbeb5..e521087cb0c424df4f628bbef6cb6e184098e487 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/sys_compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/sys_compat.c
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ asmlinkage int compat_sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
 				 struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(filenamei);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename, compat_ptr(argv), compat_ptr(envp),
-				 regs);
+	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name, compat_ptr(argv),
+					compat_ptr(envp), regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index 92c5af98a6f76be5f762b2e8c05936ddde5dfdc4..1bb0a8abd79b5078267ad4e6c9c84832033d0e92 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -388,14 +388,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(ufilename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, uargv, uenvp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, uargv, uenvp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 
 out:
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 62bcea7dcc6dff30bdaa5a4793ab336aef5ed688..bb1cc721fcf7e18ee26b5bf7a7bc0b2912815ad6 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 	struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)((&name) + 6);
 
 	filename = getname(name);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
index bee8df43c201848e6c20439b88811efae05dfdd8..15ac7150371f719965479c9447a4bfd70b600512 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *fname,
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(fname);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 	        goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
  out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index 0570e8ce603d1575943e24271cbb1f597d2dfe73..4e9992246359ee7a21e9052f56f60e589b8c72a8 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sys_execve(const char *fname,
 	   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(fname);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ sys_execve(const char *fname,
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 	        goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
  out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index f153ed1a4c080bf73fb4be51389fec566910825d..e8dc1393a13a9c646f382b02d6111e085442012b 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name,
 			  int dummy, ...)
 {
 	int error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 	struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *) ((unsigned char *)&dummy-4);
 
 	filename = getname(name);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
index 553cd60ee659d8bcc13fff4dbde40cd646a2c86c..25a9bfe3445d941f3386e05dd8ae5c0c2ece0f95 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename,
 			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *pregs = current_thread_info()->regs;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 	int retval;
 
 	filename = getname(ufilename);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename,
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return retval;
 
-	retval = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, pregs);
+	retval = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, pregs);
 	putname(filename);
 
 	return retval;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index ee31fe9b310e3d93de0e46ab29486e920b51763a..35e106f2ed13e81a8509d9db0d0285cba10a0e8f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -614,14 +614,14 @@ sys_execve (const char __user *filename,
 	    const char __user *const __user *envp,
 	    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	char *fname;
+	struct filename *fname;
 	int error;
 
 	fname = getname(filename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(fname);
 	if (IS_ERR(fname))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(fname, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(fname->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(fname);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index 384e63f3a4c4e96ea2ea3cf54c76058c54edf88b..e7366276ef30067ad22f9fd4b9db3252d69f8b66 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
 			  unsigned long r6, struct pt_regs regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(ufilename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, uargv, uenvp, &regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, uargv, uenvp, &regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
index e5b154f24f85e059229544cde92714fa7e8caa54..404c0f24bd41a7acaf5496e86120b15f9e715cd8 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
 				  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(filenamei);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
index 922a554cd10802336aa5c23ce030dcbf8432c017..3a21acedf88231403703c3ca842916f325f88a6f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ out:
 asmlinkage int sys32_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(compat_ptr(regs.regs[4]));
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename, compat_ptr(regs.regs[5]),
+	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name, compat_ptr(regs.regs[5]),
 				 compat_ptr(regs.regs[6]), &regs);
 	putname(filename);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index b08220c82113ccd4a30a2dceac6832e2c199fabc..2bd561bc05ae2b4e7b814ac866d21faaddd046a2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ _sys_clone(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname((const char __user *) (long)regs.regs[4]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[5],
 	                  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[6],
 			  &regs);
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
index 55210f37d1a3e2a74ed1a30cc8cad3e6c600231f..c35f3ab1a8d34749d3f32648e82d826f27f350e1 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ asmlinkage long _sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 			    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(name);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ asmlinkage long _sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 
 out:
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 6785de7bd2a0298c58f025bda474b037e3ea07f9..a0760b87fd4ec8c5c8531de43833a12fdd97bad1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
 			  regs);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index 8c6b6b6561f0de7025ea5a24b6fed7cb2e6dc677..cbc37216bf90f2fa5c64b5b1956272b9db237b8f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *t)
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
 			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
 			  regs);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
index dc9a624623233e0e9f084e3659e65e37bf28df47..bf5b93a885d3cc6eb1b6ccd2ded74223b6cd2d32 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@
 asmlinkage int sys32_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	DBG(("sys32_execve(%p) r26 = 0x%lx\n", regs, regs->gr[26]));
 	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename, compat_ptr(regs->gr[25]),
+	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name, compat_ptr(regs->gr[25]),
 				 compat_ptr(regs->gr[24]), regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
index 21e8679740667c8d1a2e314252f7f35cad143159..d45cf00a33511aee8c6616fc419569714bc6ebf8 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ asmlinkage long
 score_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname((char __user*)regs->regs[4]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[5],
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[6],
 			  regs);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
index 59521e8a164dae01da367f2f60aef2e0a737551e..ba7345f37bc9d0c6a1e4cc62760ca5e34fe65342 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -298,14 +298,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = RELOC_HIDE(&__regs, 0);
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(ufilename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, uargv, uenvp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, uargv, uenvp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index 602545b12a8678857c8752407be691a1bd511baa..98a709f0c3c45c1f6ece40d34b79a69cd4de4e2c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -491,14 +491,14 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
 			  struct pt_regs *pregs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname((char __user *)ufilename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)uargv,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)uenvp,
 			  pregs);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index 14006d8aca2849899d2ce1821f70f42d8ac50633..487bffb36f5eb4a2792808e317e845cdaa8553d1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int dump_fpu (struct pt_regs * regs, elf_fpregset_t * fpregs)
 asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error, base = 0;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	/* Check for indirect call. */
 	if(regs->u_regs[UREG_G1] == 0)
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if(IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
 			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index aff0c72fac0999b70a4407179aad99eebfe84c29..fcaa59421126edf297d4e14dbbf2b90239d5d406 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error, base = 0;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	/* User register window flush is done by entry.S */
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename,
+	error = do_execve(filename->name,
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
 			  (const char __user *const __user *)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index d862499eb01ccfe298b7101190dfc29f3ebcf44d..c3239811a1b5775903c77e64057e78d01130fdd0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_rt_sigaction(int sig,
 asmlinkage long sparc32_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error, base = 0;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	/* User register window flush is done by entry.S */
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ asmlinkage long sparc32_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename,
+	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name,
 				 compat_ptr(regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1]),
 				 compat_ptr(regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2]), regs);
 
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
index 6be7991505019a30ce3ff6268c275a931a088644..622560030a5839c1e93d0fb5a1753809f2e0db5e 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
@@ -594,13 +594,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(execve, const char __user *, path,
 		struct pt_regs *, regs)
 {
 	long error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(path);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	if (error == 0)
 		single_step_execve();
@@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ long compat_sys_execve(const char __user *path,
 		       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
-	char *filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(path);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	if (error == 0)
 		single_step_execve();
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
index 5fd9af773e15f2752002555b1af787c6a610d334..fabdee96110b46821c911fa9de0be5ba30460b57 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ asmlinkage long __sys_execve(const char __user *filename,
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *fn;
+	struct filename *fn;
 
 	fn = getname(filename);
 	error = PTR_ERR(fn);
 	if (IS_ERR(fn))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(fn, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(fn->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(fn);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index bc44311aa18cc7207dd0e4bde95585cc6b81c3c0..bc020825cce55197e6aaf7dfc127203a143e3553 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name,
                    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
-	char * filename;
+	struct filename *filename;
 
 	filename = getname(name);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename->name, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index e568c472f80771c9230b9967e8a2e4169e1e452c..61168805f175b3c50ffef99b87e97fdeb2643ebd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int btrfs_may_delete(struct inode *dir,struct dentry *victim,int isdir)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	BUG_ON(victim->d_parent->d_inode != dir);
-	audit_inode_child(victim, dir);
+	audit_inode_child(dir, victim, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE);
 
 	error = inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index b7a24d0ca30df9d82beee3866b0dc30861946c0f..015e1e1f87c649ff48df282c6c04780569c3192d 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -776,16 +776,16 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(const char __user * dev_name,
 	char *kernel_type;
 	unsigned long data_page;
 	char *kernel_dev;
-	char *dir_page;
+	struct filename *dir;
 	int retval;
 
 	retval = copy_mount_string(type, &kernel_type);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	dir_page = getname(dir_name);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(dir_page);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir_page))
+	dir = getname(dir_name);
+	retval = PTR_ERR(dir);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir))
 		goto out1;
 
 	retval = copy_mount_string(dev_name, &kernel_dev);
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(const char __user * dev_name,
 		}
 	}
 
-	retval = do_mount(kernel_dev, dir_page, kernel_type,
+	retval = do_mount(kernel_dev, dir->name, kernel_type,
 			flags, (void*)data_page);
 
  out4:
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(const char __user * dev_name,
  out3:
 	kfree(kernel_dev);
  out2:
-	putname(dir_page);
+	putname(dir);
  out1:
 	kfree(kernel_type);
  out:
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ca434534ae9abd43ee320e308b22199fb2d53849..8b9011b67041ddcd57dbcc42e77fa7d0d8b05f7e 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static inline void put_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt * fmt)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 {
 	struct file *file;
-	char *tmp = getname(library);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(library);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	static const struct open_flags uselib_flags = {
 		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY | __FMODE_EXEC,
@@ -751,13 +751,14 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 {
 	struct file *file;
 	int err;
+	struct filename tmp = { .name = name };
 	static const struct open_flags open_exec_flags = {
 		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY | __FMODE_EXEC,
 		.acc_mode = MAY_EXEC | MAY_OPEN,
 		.intent = LOOKUP_OPEN
 	};
 
-	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, name, &open_exec_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, &tmp, &open_exec_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1664,10 +1665,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve,
 		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
 		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
-	const char *path = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
 	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = do_execve(path, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
+		error = do_execve(path->name, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
 		putname(path);
 	}
 	return error;
@@ -1677,10 +1678,11 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_execve(const char __user * filename,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * argv,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user * envp)
 {
-	const char *path = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *path = getname(filename);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(path);
 	if (!IS_ERR(path)) {
-		error = compat_do_execve(path, argv, envp, current_pt_regs());
+		error = compat_do_execve(path->name, argv, envp,
+							current_pt_regs());
 		putname(path);
 	}
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 96f24286667adf1aefe4a4c2b4fc2fc67eb19880..da165f6adcbfa67a12f9f19363692ab6c5d00d19 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_filesystem);
 static int fs_index(const char __user * __name)
 {
 	struct file_system_type * tmp;
-	char * name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	int err, index;
 
 	name = getname(__name);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int fs_index(const char __user * __name)
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	read_lock(&file_systems_lock);
 	for (tmp=file_systems, index=0 ; tmp ; tmp=tmp->next, index++) {
-		if (strcmp(tmp->name,name) == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, name->name) == 0) {
 			err = index;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 371bcc4b1697df808e506a6f88735209dec17dd8..916b7cbf3e3e4fae7bc831c66373b5d5ea7a3c4a 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ struct open_flags {
 	int acc_mode;
 	int intent;
 };
-extern struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
-		const struct open_flags *op, int lookup_flags);
+extern struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
+		const struct open_flags *op, int flags);
 extern struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 		const char *, const struct open_flags *, int lookup_flags);
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c1f18e4f034c7f21ea424782d2dfabedc99f68a6..d1895f30815670de8abd8a6c921443035c21a364 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -117,18 +117,70 @@
  * POSIX.1 2.4: an empty pathname is invalid (ENOENT).
  * PATH_MAX includes the nul terminator --RR.
  */
-static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
+void final_putname(struct filename *name)
 {
-	char *result = __getname(), *err;
+	if (name->separate) {
+		__putname(name->name);
+		kfree(name);
+	} else {
+		__putname(name);
+	}
+}
+
+#define EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX	(PATH_MAX - sizeof(struct filename))
+
+static struct filename *
+getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
+{
+	struct filename *result, *err;
 	int len;
+	long max;
+	char *kname;
 
+	result = audit_reusename(filename);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	result = __getname();
 	if (unlikely(!result))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	len = strncpy_from_user(result, filename, PATH_MAX);
-	err = ERR_PTR(len);
-	if (unlikely(len < 0))
+	/*
+	 * First, try to embed the struct filename inside the names_cache
+	 * allocation
+	 */
+	kname = (char *)result + sizeof(*result);
+	result->name = kname;
+	result->separate = false;
+	max = EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX;
+
+recopy:
+	len = strncpy_from_user(kname, filename, max);
+	if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
+		err = ERR_PTR(len);
 		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Uh-oh. We have a name that's approaching PATH_MAX. Allocate a
+	 * separate struct filename so we can dedicate the entire
+	 * names_cache allocation for the pathname, and re-do the copy from
+	 * userland.
+	 */
+	if (len == EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX && max == EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX) {
+		kname = (char *)result;
+
+		result = kzalloc(sizeof(*result), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!result) {
+			err = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			result = (struct filename *)kname;
+			goto error;
+		}
+		result->name = kname;
+		result->separate = true;
+		max = PATH_MAX;
+		goto recopy;
+	}
 
 	/* The empty path is special. */
 	if (unlikely(!len)) {
@@ -140,30 +192,32 @@ static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 	}
 
 	err = ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
-	if (likely(len < PATH_MAX)) {
-		audit_getname(result);
-		return result;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(len >= PATH_MAX))
+		goto error;
+
+	result->uptr = filename;
+	audit_getname(result);
+	return result;
 
 error:
-	__putname(result);
+	final_putname(result);
 	return err;
 }
 
-char *getname(const char __user * filename)
+struct filename *
+getname(const char __user * filename)
 {
 	return getname_flags(filename, 0, NULL);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(getname);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-void putname(const char *name)
+void putname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		audit_putname(name);
-	else
-		__putname(name);
+		return audit_putname(name);
+	final_putname(name);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(putname);
 #endif
 
 static int check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
@@ -1963,24 +2017,29 @@ static int path_lookupat(int dfd, const char *name,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
+static int filename_lookup(int dfd, struct filename *name,
 				unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	int retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name, flags | LOOKUP_RCU, nd);
+	int retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name->name, flags | LOOKUP_RCU, nd);
 	if (unlikely(retval == -ECHILD))
-		retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name, flags, nd);
+		retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name->name, flags, nd);
 	if (unlikely(retval == -ESTALE))
-		retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL, nd);
+		retval = path_lookupat(dfd, name->name,
+						flags | LOOKUP_REVAL, nd);
 
-	if (likely(!retval)) {
-		if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context())) {
-			if (nd->path.dentry && nd->inode)
-				audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry);
-		}
-	}
+	if (likely(!retval))
+		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry, flags & LOOKUP_PARENT);
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
+				unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	struct filename filename = { .name = name };
+
+	return filename_lookup(dfd, &filename, flags, nd);
+}
+
 /* does lookup, returns the object with parent locked */
 struct dentry *kern_path_locked(const char *name, struct path *path)
 {
@@ -2098,13 +2157,13 @@ int user_path_at_empty(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
 		 struct path *path, int *empty)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	char *tmp = getname_flags(name, flags, empty);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname_flags(name, flags, empty);
 	int err = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
 
 		BUG_ON(flags & LOOKUP_PARENT);
 
-		err = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp, flags, &nd);
+		err = filename_lookup(dfd, tmp, flags, &nd);
 		putname(tmp);
 		if (!err)
 			*path = nd.path;
@@ -2118,22 +2177,28 @@ int user_path_at(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
 	return user_path_at_empty(dfd, name, flags, path, NULL);
 }
 
-static int user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path,
-			struct nameidata *nd, char **name)
+/*
+ * NB: most callers don't do anything directly with the reference to the
+ *     to struct filename, but the nd->last pointer points into the name string
+ *     allocated by getname. So we must hold the reference to it until all
+ *     path-walking is complete.
+ */
+static struct filename *
+user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	char *s = getname(path);
+	struct filename *s = getname(path);
 	int error;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(s))
-		return PTR_ERR(s);
+		return s;
 
-	error = do_path_lookup(dfd, s, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
-	if (error)
+	error = filename_lookup(dfd, s, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
+	if (error) {
 		putname(s);
-	else
-		*name = s;
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
-	return error;
+	return s;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2180,7 +2245,7 @@ static int may_delete(struct inode *dir,struct dentry *victim,int isdir)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	BUG_ON(victim->d_parent->d_inode != dir);
-	audit_inode_child(victim, dir);
+	audit_inode_child(dir, victim, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE);
 
 	error = inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
@@ -2625,7 +2690,7 @@ out_dput:
  */
 static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 		   struct file *file, const struct open_flags *op,
-		   int *opened, const char *pathname)
+		   int *opened, struct filename *name)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
 	int open_flag = op->open_flag;
@@ -2652,7 +2717,7 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 		error = complete_walk(nd);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 		if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
 			error = -EISDIR;
 			goto out;
@@ -2662,7 +2727,7 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 		error = complete_walk(nd);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		audit_inode(pathname, dir);
+		audit_inode(name, dir, 0);
 		goto finish_open;
 	}
 
@@ -2691,7 +2756,7 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		audit_inode(pathname, dir);
+		audit_inode(name, dir, 0);
 		error = -EISDIR;
 		/* trailing slashes? */
 		if (nd->last.name[nd->last.len])
@@ -2721,7 +2786,7 @@ retry_lookup:
 		    !S_ISREG(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
 			will_truncate = false;
 
-		audit_inode(pathname, file->f_path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 		goto opened;
 	}
 
@@ -2738,7 +2803,7 @@ retry_lookup:
 	 * create/update audit record if it already exists.
 	 */
 	if (path->dentry->d_inode)
-		audit_inode(pathname, path->dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, path->dentry, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * If atomic_open() acquired write access it is dropped now due to
@@ -2803,7 +2868,7 @@ finish_lookup:
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !nd->inode->i_op->lookup)
 		goto out;
-	audit_inode(pathname, nd->path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
 finish_open:
 	if (!S_ISREG(nd->inode->i_mode))
 		will_truncate = false;
@@ -2871,7 +2936,7 @@ stale_open:
 	goto retry_lookup;
 }
 
-static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, const char *pathname,
+static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 		struct nameidata *nd, const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
 {
 	struct file *base = NULL;
@@ -2886,12 +2951,12 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 
 	file->f_flags = op->open_flag;
 
-	error = path_init(dfd, pathname, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, nd, &base);
+	error = path_init(dfd, pathname->name, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, nd, &base);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out;
 
 	current->total_link_count = 0;
-	error = link_path_walk(pathname, nd);
+	error = link_path_walk(pathname->name, nd);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2937,7 +3002,7 @@ out:
 	return file;
 }
 
-struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
+struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 		const struct open_flags *op, int flags)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
@@ -2956,6 +3021,7 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct file *file;
+	struct filename filename = { .name = name };
 
 	nd.root.mnt = mnt;
 	nd.root.dentry = dentry;
@@ -2965,11 +3031,11 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link && op->intent & LOOKUP_OPEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
 
-	file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
+	file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
 	if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD)))
-		file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags);
+		file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags);
 	if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ESTALE)))
-		file = path_openat(-1, name, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
+		file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
 	return file;
 }
 
@@ -3044,11 +3110,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(done_path_create);
 
 struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, struct path *path, int is_dir)
 {
-	char *tmp = getname(pathname);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(pathname);
 	struct dentry *res;
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
-	res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp, path, is_dir);
+	res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp->name, path, is_dir);
 	putname(tmp);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -3253,13 +3319,13 @@ out:
 static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	char * name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	name = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd);
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	switch(nd.last_type) {
 	case LAST_DOTDOT:
@@ -3348,14 +3414,14 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd, &name);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	name = user_path_parent(dfd, pathname, &nd);
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM)
@@ -3439,7 +3505,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(symlinkat, const char __user *, oldname,
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname)
 {
 	int error;
-	char *from;
+	struct filename *from;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct path path;
 
@@ -3452,9 +3518,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(symlinkat, const char __user *, oldname,
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_putname;
 
-	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from);
+	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from->name);
 	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from);
+		error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from->name);
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 out_putname:
 	putname(from);
@@ -3734,17 +3800,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(renameat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 	struct dentry *old_dentry, *new_dentry;
 	struct dentry *trap;
 	struct nameidata oldnd, newnd;
-	char *from;
-	char *to;
+	struct filename *from;
+	struct filename *to;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_parent(olddfd, oldname, &oldnd, &from);
-	if (error)
+	from = user_path_parent(olddfd, oldname, &oldnd);
+	if (IS_ERR(from)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(from);
 		goto exit;
+	}
 
-	error = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &newnd, &to);
-	if (error)
+	to = user_path_parent(newdfd, newname, &newnd);
+	if (IS_ERR(to)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(to);
 		goto exit1;
+	}
 
 	error = -EXDEV;
 	if (oldnd.path.mnt != newnd.path.mnt)
@@ -3968,7 +4038,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_down_one);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_down);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_up);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_write_access); /* nfsd */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(getname);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_rename);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_len);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_follow_link_light);
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index fc33207e28adb7af647b64ebc82bcf1e6f7cee37..24960626bb6bfc7b9eff78631876d4eb7ca7a40e 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char __user *, dir_name,
 {
 	int ret;
 	char *kernel_type;
-	char *kernel_dir;
+	struct filename *kernel_dir;
 	char *kernel_dev;
 	unsigned long data_page;
 
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char __user *, dir_name,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_data;
 
-	ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir, kernel_type, flags,
+	ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags,
 		(void *) data_page);
 
 	free_page(data_page);
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 44da0feeca2c94c980c2723bda63b1fcf74caedc..59071f55bf7fe97545cc691e5dc845a05cbe8f64 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fchmod, unsigned int, fd, umode_t, mode)
 
 	file = fget(fd);
 	if (file) {
-		audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 		err = chmod_common(&file->f_path, mode);
 		fput(file);
 	}
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchown, unsigned int, fd, uid_t, user, gid_t, group)
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_fput;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = chown_common(&f.file->f_path, user, group);
 	mnt_drop_write_file(f.file);
 out_fput:
@@ -858,6 +858,24 @@ static inline int build_open_flags(int flags, umode_t mode, struct open_flags *o
 	return lookup_flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ * file_open_name - open file and return file pointer
+ *
+ * @name:	struct filename containing path to open
+ * @flags:	open flags as per the open(2) second argument
+ * @mode:	mode for the new file if O_CREAT is set, else ignored
+ *
+ * This is the helper to open a file from kernelspace if you really
+ * have to.  But in generally you should not do this, so please move
+ * along, nothing to see here..
+ */
+struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *name, int flags, umode_t mode)
+{
+	struct open_flags op;
+	int lookup = build_open_flags(flags, mode, &op);
+	return do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, name, &op, lookup);
+}
+
 /**
  * filp_open - open file and return file pointer
  *
@@ -871,9 +889,8 @@ static inline int build_open_flags(int flags, umode_t mode, struct open_flags *o
  */
 struct file *filp_open(const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct open_flags op;
-	int lookup = build_open_flags(flags, mode, &op);
-	return do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, filename, &op, lookup);
+	struct filename name = {.name = filename};
+	return file_open_name(&name, flags, mode);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open);
 
@@ -895,7 +912,7 @@ long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct open_flags op;
 	int lookup = build_open_flags(flags, mode, &op);
-	char *tmp = getname(filename);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(filename);
 	int fd = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index ef5c84be66f90d58c830be7f1634b76f1936537a..144a96732dd7d602df0d5f8a504e435cfdb07229 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,8 @@ static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
 	char *name = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	if (tgid) {
-		name = __getname();
+		/* 11 for max length of signed int in decimal + NULL term */
+		name = kmalloc(12, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!name)
 			name = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		else
@@ -2273,7 +2274,7 @@ static void proc_self_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
 {
 	char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(s))
-		__putname(s);
+		kfree(s);
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/quota/quota.c b/fs/quota/quota.c
index ff0135d6bc51a5d8ddbe1eb16f845a2b9d37c009..af1661f7a54f1700faa9a129ec76dad81e7e0961 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota.c
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ static struct super_block *quotactl_block(const char __user *special, int cmd)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	char *tmp = getname(special);
+	struct filename *tmp = getname(special);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
-	bdev = lookup_bdev(tmp);
+	bdev = lookup_bdev(tmp->name);
 	putname(tmp);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return ERR_CAST(bdev);
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 1780f062dbaf1cd504f491af5962f3dfbd8db4ee..e164dddb8e9660dc1de0cfb1d6a6abd3da13ed6b 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fsetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
 	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
-	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, dentry, 0);
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fgetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
 
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = getxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, name, value, size);
 	fdput(f);
 	return error;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(flistxattr, int, fd, char __user *, list, size_t, size)
 
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 	error = listxattr(f.file->f_path.dentry, list, size);
 	fdput(f);
 	return error;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fremovexattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name)
 	if (!f.file)
 		return error;
 	dentry = f.file->f_path.dentry;
-	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, dentry, 0);
 	error = mnt_want_write_file(f.file);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = removexattr(dentry, name);
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 2c83e5f7edb12882330d2958f9c1db6b2d708c69..e5884f950b4bac3160b667e44d258bda1e522550 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -452,6 +452,16 @@ struct audit_field {
 extern int __init audit_register_class(int class, unsigned *list);
 extern int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall);
 extern int audit_classify_arch(int arch);
+
+/* audit_names->type values */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN	0	/* we don't know yet */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL	1	/* a "normal" audit record */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT	2	/* a parent audit record */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE 3	/* a child being deleted */
+#define	AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE 4	/* a child being created */
+
+struct filename;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 /* These are defined in auditsc.c */
 				/* Public API */
@@ -461,11 +471,14 @@ extern void __audit_syscall_entry(int arch,
 				  int major, unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
 				  unsigned long a2, unsigned long a3);
 extern void __audit_syscall_exit(int ret_success, long ret_value);
-extern void __audit_getname(const char *name);
-extern void audit_putname(const char *name);
-extern void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry);
-extern void __audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
-				const struct inode *parent);
+extern struct filename *__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr);
+extern void __audit_getname(struct filename *name);
+extern void audit_putname(struct filename *name);
+extern void __audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent);
+extern void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
+				const struct dentry *dentry,
+				const unsigned char type);
 extern void __audit_seccomp(unsigned long syscall, long signr, int code);
 extern void __audit_ptrace(struct task_struct *t);
 
@@ -495,19 +508,27 @@ static inline void audit_syscall_exit(void *pt_regs)
 		__audit_syscall_exit(success, return_code);
 	}
 }
-static inline void audit_getname(const char *name)
+static inline struct filename *audit_reusename(const __user char *name)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
+		return __audit_reusename(name);
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
 		__audit_getname(name);
 }
-static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry) {
+static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent) {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		__audit_inode(name, dentry);
+		__audit_inode(name, dentry, parent);
 }
-static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
-				     const struct inode *parent) {
+static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
+				     const struct dentry *dentry,
+				     const unsigned char type) {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		__audit_inode_child(dentry, parent);
+		__audit_inode_child(parent, dentry, type);
 }
 void audit_core_dumps(long signr);
 
@@ -651,19 +672,29 @@ static inline int audit_dummy_context(void)
 {
 	return 1;
 }
-static inline void audit_getname(const char *name)
+static inline struct filename *audit_reusename(const __user char *name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 { }
-static inline void audit_putname(const char *name)
+static inline void audit_putname(struct filename *name)
 { }
-static inline void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void __audit_inode(struct filename *name,
+					const struct dentry *dentry,
+					unsigned int parent)
 { }
-static inline void __audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
-					const struct inode *parent)
+static inline void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
+					const struct dentry *dentry,
+					const unsigned char type)
 { }
-static inline void audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name,
+				const struct dentry *dentry,
+				unsigned int parent)
 { }
-static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
-				     const struct inode *parent)
+static inline void audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
+				     const struct dentry *dentry,
+				     const unsigned char type)
 { }
 static inline void audit_core_dumps(long signr)
 { }
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 8ef2fc9f1f08225b2d1e2291d578e8a9e814f400..65fbf571023f6f8f2ffb48f686e7fc33fab023c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2196,6 +2196,13 @@ static inline int break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 #endif /* CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING */
 
 /* fs/open.c */
+struct audit_names;
+struct filename {
+	const char		*name;	/* pointer to actual string */
+	const __user char	*uptr;	/* original userland pointer */
+	struct audit_names	*aname;
+	bool			separate; /* should "name" be freed? */
+};
 
 extern int do_truncate(struct dentry *, loff_t start, unsigned int time_attrs,
 		       struct file *filp);
@@ -2203,12 +2210,15 @@ extern int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 			loff_t len);
 extern long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
 			umode_t mode);
+extern struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 				   const char *, int);
 extern struct file * dentry_open(const struct path *, int, const struct cred *);
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
-extern char * getname(const char __user *);
+
+extern struct filename *getname(const char __user *);
+
 enum {
 	FILE_CREATED = 1,
 	FILE_OPENED = 2
@@ -2228,13 +2238,14 @@ extern void __init vfs_caches_init(unsigned long);
 
 extern struct kmem_cache *names_cachep;
 
-#define __getname_gfp(gfp)	kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, (gfp))
-#define __getname()		__getname_gfp(GFP_KERNEL)
+extern void final_putname(struct filename *name);
+
+#define __getname()		kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL)
 #define __putname(name)		kmem_cache_free(names_cachep, (void *)(name))
 #ifndef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-#define putname(name)   __putname(name)
+#define putname(name)		final_putname(name)
 #else
-extern void putname(const char *name);
+extern void putname(struct filename *name);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index a6dfe6944564018d070529e5e42642b8aca31de4..0fbfb4646d1b0e98542908415eef69205e554642 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_move(struct inode *old_dir, struct inode *new_dir,
 
 	if (source)
 		fsnotify(source, FS_MOVE_SELF, moved->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
-	audit_inode_child(moved, new_dir);
+	audit_inode_child(new_dir, moved, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_inoderemove(struct inode *inode)
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	audit_inode_child(dentry, inode);
+	audit_inode_child(inode, dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 
 	fsnotify(inode, FS_CREATE, dentry->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, dentry->d_name.name, 0);
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 static inline void fsnotify_link(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
 	fsnotify_link_count(inode);
-	audit_inode_child(new_dentry, dir);
+	audit_inode_child(dir, new_dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 
 	fsnotify(dir, FS_CREATE, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, new_dentry->d_name.name, 0);
 }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	__u32 mask = (FS_CREATE | FS_ISDIR);
 	struct inode *d_inode = dentry->d_inode;
 
-	audit_inode_child(dentry, inode);
+	audit_inode_child(inode, dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, dentry->d_name.name, 0);
 }
diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index d3f0aeed2d39fe06aa07cb4147f747af8b7597ee..f8a66424360d22803b2c20b906ada8faa0d2a48d 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -353,8 +353,9 @@ static int __init do_mount_root(char *name, char *fs, int flags, void *data)
 
 void __init mount_block_root(char *name, int flags)
 {
-	char *fs_names = __getname_gfp(GFP_KERNEL
-		| __GFP_NOTRACK_FALSE_POSITIVE);
+	struct page *page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL |
+					__GFP_NOTRACK_FALSE_POSITIVE);
+	char *fs_names = page_address(page);
 	char *p;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ retry:
 #endif
 	panic("VFS: Unable to mount root fs on %s", b);
 out:
-	putname(fs_names);
+	put_page(page);
 }
  
 #ifdef CONFIG_ROOT_NFS
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 6b97e2466fad3c82f50d914c4bbd1724eb8d2dec..71a3ca18c873938238d03abed6c2cf8bb577d130 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mq_open, const char __user *, u_name, int, oflag, umode_t, mode,
 {
 	struct path path;
 	struct file *filp;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct mq_attr attr;
 	int fd, error;
 	struct ipc_namespace *ipc_ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mq_open, const char __user *, u_name, int, oflag, umode_t, mode,
 	ro = mnt_want_write(mnt);	/* we'll drop it in any case */
 	error = 0;
 	mutex_lock(&root->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	path.dentry = lookup_one_len(name, root, strlen(name));
+	path.dentry = lookup_one_len(name->name, root, strlen(name->name));
 	if (IS_ERR(path.dentry)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(path.dentry);
 		goto out_putfd;
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mq_open, const char __user *, u_name, int, oflag, umode_t, mode,
 
 	if (oflag & O_CREAT) {
 		if (path.dentry->d_inode) {	/* entry already exists */
-			audit_inode(name, path.dentry);
+			audit_inode(name, path.dentry, 0);
 			if (oflag & O_EXCL) {
 				error = -EEXIST;
 				goto out;
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mq_open, const char __user *, u_name, int, oflag, umode_t, mode,
 			error = -ENOENT;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		audit_inode(name, path.dentry);
+		audit_inode(name, path.dentry, 0);
 		filp = do_open(&path, oflag);
 	}
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ out_putname:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 {
 	int err;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct ipc_namespace *ipc_ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
@@ -863,7 +863,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_name;
 	mutex_lock_nested(&mnt->mnt_root->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, mnt->mnt_root, strlen(name));
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name->name, mnt->mnt_root,
+				strlen(name->name));
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -978,7 +979,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedsend, mqd_t, mqdes, const char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 
 	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
@@ -1094,7 +1095,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mq_timedreceive, mqd_t, mqdes, char __user *, u_msg_ptr,
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 	info = MQUEUE_I(inode);
-	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry);
+	audit_inode(NULL, f.file->f_path.dentry, 0);
 
 	if (unlikely(!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 6cd7529c9e6a31a7702c77f38c45289f72d907b8..051e071a06e7a745a96c2fac6317d330dc33da43 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void acct_file_reopen(struct bsd_acct_struct *acct, struct file *file,
 	}
 }
 
-static int acct_on(char *name)
+static int acct_on(struct filename *pathname)
 {
 	struct file *file;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int acct_on(char *name)
 	struct bsd_acct_struct *acct = NULL;
 
 	/* Difference from BSD - they don't do O_APPEND */
-	file = filp_open(name, O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
+	file = file_open_name(pathname, O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(acct, const char __user *, name)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (name) {
-		char *tmp = getname(name);
+		struct filename *tmp = getname(name);
 		if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 			return (PTR_ERR(tmp));
 		error = acct_on(tmp);
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 9eb3d79482b64ca398ed38ae4b9ab861048a17a1..d51cba868e1b50fa14877dc4eefdf6be0f3fc1ba 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ static inline int audit_hash_ino(u32 ino)
 	return (ino & (AUDIT_INODE_BUCKETS-1));
 }
 
+/* Indicates that audit should log the full pathname. */
+#define AUDIT_NAME_FULL -1
+
 extern int audit_match_class(int class, unsigned syscall);
 extern int audit_comparator(const u32 left, const u32 op, const u32 right);
 extern int audit_uid_comparator(kuid_t left, u32 op, kuid_t right);
 extern int audit_gid_comparator(kgid_t left, u32 op, kgid_t right);
-extern int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path,
-				    int *dirlen);
+extern int parent_len(const char *path);
+extern int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path, int plen);
 extern struct sk_buff *	    audit_make_reply(int pid, int seq, int type,
 					     int done, int multi,
 					     const void *payload, int size);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 1c22ec3d87bc6f24c2b33a4086cb460812e0387c..9a9ae6e3d290025179a964c577de517f24fbe75c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static void audit_update_watch(struct audit_parent *parent,
 	/* Run all of the watches on this parent looking for the one that
 	 * matches the given dname */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(owatch, nextw, &parent->watches, wlist) {
-		if (audit_compare_dname_path(dname, owatch->path, NULL))
+		if (audit_compare_dname_path(dname, owatch->path,
+					     AUDIT_NAME_FULL))
 			continue;
 
 		/* If the update involves invalidating rules, do the inode-based
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index c4bcdbaf4d4de9bdc6f22de554c4bb18c8e9ca93..7f19f23d38a3347373ec00a629c6c0b39a8f770a 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1298,41 +1298,60 @@ int audit_gid_comparator(kgid_t left, u32 op, kgid_t right)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Compare given dentry name with last component in given path,
- * return of 0 indicates a match. */
-int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path,
-			     int *dirlen)
+/**
+ * parent_len - find the length of the parent portion of a pathname
+ * @path: pathname of which to determine length
+ */
+int parent_len(const char *path)
 {
-	int dlen, plen;
+	int plen;
 	const char *p;
 
-	if (!dname || !path)
-		return 1;
-
-	dlen = strlen(dname);
 	plen = strlen(path);
-	if (plen < dlen)
-		return 1;
+
+	if (plen == 0)
+		return plen;
 
 	/* disregard trailing slashes */
 	p = path + plen - 1;
 	while ((*p == '/') && (p > path))
 		p--;
 
-	/* find last path component */
-	p = p - dlen + 1;
-	if (p < path)
+	/* walk backward until we find the next slash or hit beginning */
+	while ((*p != '/') && (p > path))
+		p--;
+
+	/* did we find a slash? Then increment to include it in path */
+	if (*p == '/')
+		p++;
+
+	return p - path;
+}
+
+/**
+ * audit_compare_dname_path - compare given dentry name with last component in
+ * 			      given path. Return of 0 indicates a match.
+ * @dname:	dentry name that we're comparing
+ * @path:	full pathname that we're comparing
+ * @parentlen:	length of the parent if known. Passing in AUDIT_NAME_FULL
+ * 		here indicates that we must compute this value.
+ */
+int audit_compare_dname_path(const char *dname, const char *path, int parentlen)
+{
+	int dlen, pathlen;
+	const char *p;
+
+	dlen = strlen(dname);
+	pathlen = strlen(path);
+	if (pathlen < dlen)
 		return 1;
-	else if (p > path) {
-		if (*--p != '/')
-			return 1;
-		else
-			p++;
-	}
 
-	/* return length of path's directory component */
-	if (dirlen)
-		*dirlen = p - path;
+	parentlen = parentlen == AUDIT_NAME_FULL ? parent_len(path) : parentlen;
+	if (pathlen - parentlen != dlen)
+		return 1;
+
+	p = path + parentlen;
+
 	return strncmp(p, dname, dlen);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index f4a7756f999cddcf344e685ea561f358812c41fd..2f186ed80c40589ef9662fb400c82c1a95854f6a 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@
  * a name dynamically and also add those to the list anchored by names_list. */
 #define AUDIT_NAMES	5
 
-/* Indicates that audit should log the full pathname. */
-#define AUDIT_NAME_FULL -1
-
 /* no execve audit message should be longer than this (userspace limits) */
 #define MAX_EXECVE_AUDIT_LEN 7500
 
@@ -106,27 +103,29 @@ struct audit_cap_data {
  * we don't let putname() free it (instead we free all of the saved
  * pointers at syscall exit time).
  *
- * Further, in fs/namei.c:path_lookup() we store the inode and device. */
+ * Further, in fs/namei.c:path_lookup() we store the inode and device.
+ */
 struct audit_names {
-	struct list_head list;		/* audit_context->names_list */
-	const char	*name;
-	unsigned long	ino;
-	dev_t		dev;
-	umode_t		mode;
-	kuid_t		uid;
-	kgid_t		gid;
-	dev_t		rdev;
-	u32		osid;
-	struct audit_cap_data fcap;
-	unsigned int	fcap_ver;
-	int		name_len;	/* number of name's characters to log */
-	bool		name_put;	/* call __putname() for this name */
+	struct list_head	list;		/* audit_context->names_list */
+	struct filename	*name;
+	unsigned long		ino;
+	dev_t			dev;
+	umode_t			mode;
+	kuid_t			uid;
+	kgid_t			gid;
+	dev_t			rdev;
+	u32			osid;
+	struct audit_cap_data	 fcap;
+	unsigned int		fcap_ver;
+	int			name_len;	/* number of name's characters to log */
+	unsigned char		type;		/* record type */
+	bool			name_put;	/* call __putname() for this name */
 	/*
 	 * This was an allocated audit_names and not from the array of
 	 * names allocated in the task audit context.  Thus this name
 	 * should be freed on syscall exit
 	 */
-	bool		should_free;
+	bool			should_free;
 };
 
 struct audit_aux_data {
@@ -998,7 +997,7 @@ static inline void audit_free_names(struct audit_context *context)
 		       context->ino_count);
 		list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "names[%d] = %p = %s\n", i,
-			       n->name, n->name ?: "(null)");
+			       n->name, n->name->name ?: "(null)");
 		}
 		dump_stack();
 		return;
@@ -1555,7 +1554,7 @@ static void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 		case AUDIT_NAME_FULL:
 			/* log the full path */
 			audit_log_format(ab, " name=");
-			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, n->name);
+			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, n->name->name);
 			break;
 		case 0:
 			/* name was specified as a relative path and the
@@ -1565,7 +1564,7 @@ static void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 		default:
 			/* log the name's directory component */
 			audit_log_format(ab, " name=");
-			audit_log_n_untrustedstring(ab, n->name,
+			audit_log_n_untrustedstring(ab, n->name->name,
 						    n->name_len);
 		}
 	} else
@@ -1995,7 +1994,8 @@ retry:
 #endif
 }
 
-static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context)
+static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context,
+						unsigned char type)
 {
 	struct audit_names *aname;
 
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context)
 	}
 
 	aname->ino = (unsigned long)-1;
+	aname->type = type;
 	list_add_tail(&aname->list, &context->names_list);
 
 	context->name_count++;
@@ -2019,6 +2020,29 @@ static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context)
 	return aname;
 }
 
+/**
+ * audit_reusename - fill out filename with info from existing entry
+ * @uptr: userland ptr to pathname
+ *
+ * Search the audit_names list for the current audit context. If there is an
+ * existing entry with a matching "uptr" then return the filename
+ * associated with that audit_name. If not, return NULL.
+ */
+struct filename *
+__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr)
+{
+	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
+	struct audit_names *n;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
+		if (!n->name)
+			continue;
+		if (n->name->uptr == uptr)
+			return n->name;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * audit_getname - add a name to the list
  * @name: name to add
@@ -2026,7 +2050,7 @@ static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context)
  * Add a name to the list of audit names for this context.
  * Called from fs/namei.c:getname().
  */
-void __audit_getname(const char *name)
+void __audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 	struct audit_names *n;
@@ -2040,13 +2064,19 @@ void __audit_getname(const char *name)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	n = audit_alloc_name(context);
+#if AUDIT_DEBUG
+	/* The filename _must_ have a populated ->name */
+	BUG_ON(!name->name);
+#endif
+
+	n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 	if (!n)
 		return;
 
 	n->name = name;
 	n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
 	n->name_put = true;
+	name->aname = n;
 
 	if (!context->pwd.dentry)
 		get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &context->pwd);
@@ -2059,7 +2089,7 @@ void __audit_getname(const char *name)
  * then we delay the putname until syscall exit.
  * Called from include/linux/fs.h:putname().
  */
-void audit_putname(const char *name)
+void audit_putname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 
@@ -2074,7 +2104,7 @@ void audit_putname(const char *name)
 
 			list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list)
 				printk(KERN_ERR "name[%d] = %p = %s\n", i,
-				       n->name, n->name ?: "(null)");
+				       n->name, n->name->name ?: "(null)");
 			}
 #endif
 		__putname(name);
@@ -2088,8 +2118,8 @@ void audit_putname(const char *name)
 			       " put_count=%d\n",
 			       __FILE__, __LINE__,
 			       context->serial, context->major,
-			       context->in_syscall, name, context->name_count,
-			       context->put_count);
+			       context->in_syscall, name->name,
+			       context->name_count, context->put_count);
 			dump_stack();
 		}
 	}
@@ -2132,13 +2162,13 @@ static void audit_copy_inode(struct audit_names *name, const struct dentry *dent
 }
 
 /**
- * audit_inode - store the inode and device from a lookup
+ * __audit_inode - store the inode and device from a lookup
  * @name: name being audited
  * @dentry: dentry being audited
- *
- * Called from fs/namei.c:path_lookup().
+ * @parent: does this dentry represent the parent?
  */
-void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
+void __audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
+		   unsigned int parent)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
 	const struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -2147,24 +2177,69 @@ void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!context->in_syscall)
 		return;
 
+	if (!name)
+		goto out_alloc;
+
+#if AUDIT_DEBUG
+	/* The struct filename _must_ have a populated ->name */
+	BUG_ON(!name->name);
+#endif
+	/*
+	 * If we have a pointer to an audit_names entry already, then we can
+	 * just use it directly if the type is correct.
+	 */
+	n = name->aname;
+	if (n) {
+		if (parent) {
+			if (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT ||
+			    n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+				goto out;
+		} else {
+			if (n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT)
+				goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (n->name && (n->name == name))
-			goto out;
+		/* does the name pointer match? */
+		if (!n->name || n->name->name != name->name)
+			continue;
+
+		/* match the correct record type */
+		if (parent) {
+			if (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT ||
+			    n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+				goto out;
+		} else {
+			if (n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT)
+				goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* unable to find the name from a previous getname() */
-	n = audit_alloc_name(context);
+out_alloc:
+	/* unable to find the name from a previous getname(). Allocate a new
+	 * anonymous entry.
+	 */
+	n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL);
 	if (!n)
 		return;
 out:
+	if (parent) {
+		n->name_len = n->name ? parent_len(n->name->name) : AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+		n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT;
+	} else {
+		n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+		n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL;
+	}
 	handle_path(dentry);
 	audit_copy_inode(n, dentry, inode);
 }
 
 /**
- * audit_inode_child - collect inode info for created/removed objects
- * @dentry: dentry being audited
+ * __audit_inode_child - collect inode info for created/removed objects
  * @parent: inode of dentry parent
+ * @dentry: dentry being audited
+ * @type:   AUDIT_TYPE_* value that we're looking for
  *
  * For syscalls that create or remove filesystem objects, audit_inode
  * can only collect information for the filesystem object's parent.
@@ -2174,15 +2249,14 @@ out:
  * must be hooked prior, in order to capture the target inode during
  * unsuccessful attempts.
  */
-void __audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
-			 const struct inode *parent)
+void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
+			 const struct dentry *dentry,
+			 const unsigned char type)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
-	const char *found_parent = NULL, *found_child = NULL;
 	const struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	const char *dname = dentry->d_name.name;
-	struct audit_names *n;
-	int dirlen = 0;
+	struct audit_names *n, *found_parent = NULL, *found_child = NULL;
 
 	if (!context->in_syscall)
 		return;
@@ -2190,62 +2264,65 @@ void __audit_inode_child(const struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (inode)
 		handle_one(inode);
 
-	/* parent is more likely, look for it first */
+	/* look for a parent entry first */
 	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (!n->name)
+		if (!n->name || n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT)
 			continue;
 
 		if (n->ino == parent->i_ino &&
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, &dirlen)) {
-			n->name_len = dirlen; /* update parent data in place */
-			found_parent = n->name;
-			goto add_names;
+		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name, n->name_len)) {
+			found_parent = n;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* no matching parent, look for matching child */
+	/* is there a matching child entry? */
 	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (!n->name)
+		/* can only match entries that have a name */
+		if (!n->name || n->type != type)
 			continue;
 
-		/* strcmp() is the more likely scenario */
-		if (!strcmp(dname, n->name) ||
-		     !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, &dirlen)) {
-			if (inode)
-				audit_copy_inode(n, NULL, inode);
-			else
-				n->ino = (unsigned long)-1;
-			found_child = n->name;
-			goto add_names;
+		/* if we found a parent, make sure this one is a child of it */
+		if (found_parent && (n->name != found_parent->name))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!strcmp(dname, n->name->name) ||
+		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name,
+						found_parent ?
+						found_parent->name_len :
+						AUDIT_NAME_FULL)) {
+			found_child = n;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-add_names:
 	if (!found_parent) {
-		n = audit_alloc_name(context);
+		/* create a new, "anonymous" parent record */
+		n = audit_alloc_name(context, AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT);
 		if (!n)
 			return;
 		audit_copy_inode(n, NULL, parent);
 	}
 
 	if (!found_child) {
-		n = audit_alloc_name(context);
-		if (!n)
+		found_child = audit_alloc_name(context, type);
+		if (!found_child)
 			return;
 
 		/* Re-use the name belonging to the slot for a matching parent
 		 * directory. All names for this context are relinquished in
 		 * audit_free_names() */
 		if (found_parent) {
-			n->name = found_parent;
-			n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+			found_child->name = found_parent->name;
+			found_child->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
 			/* don't call __putname() */
-			n->name_put = false;
+			found_child->name_put = false;
 		}
-
-		if (inode)
-			audit_copy_inode(n, NULL, inode);
 	}
+	if (inode)
+		audit_copy_inode(found_child, dentry, inode);
+	else
+		found_child->ino = (unsigned long)-1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__audit_inode_child);
 
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 14e254c768fc5090e9c2276085b3c6f96c6255f6..71cd288b200179d4962222337f3947342fcebe57 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 	struct file *swap_file, *victim;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	char *pathname;
+	struct filename *pathname;
 	int oom_score_adj;
 	int i, type, prev;
 	int err;
@@ -1498,8 +1498,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
 		goto out;
 
-	victim = filp_open(pathname, O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
-	putname(pathname);
+	victim = file_open_name(pathname, O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
 	err = PTR_ERR(victim);
 	if (IS_ERR(victim))
 		goto out;
@@ -1936,7 +1935,7 @@ static int setup_swap_map_and_extents(struct swap_info_struct *p,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
 {
 	struct swap_info_struct *p;
-	char *name;
+	struct filename *name;
 	struct file *swap_file = NULL;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	int i;
@@ -1967,7 +1966,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
 		name = NULL;
 		goto bad_swap;
 	}
-	swap_file = filp_open(name, O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
+	swap_file = file_open_name(name, O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(swap_file)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(swap_file);
 		swap_file = NULL;
@@ -2053,7 +2052,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Adding %uk swap on %s.  "
 			"Priority:%d extents:%d across:%lluk %s%s%s\n",
-		p->pages<<(PAGE_SHIFT-10), name, p->prio,
+		p->pages<<(PAGE_SHIFT-10), name->name, p->prio,
 		nr_extents, (unsigned long long)span<<(PAGE_SHIFT-10),
 		(p->flags & SWP_SOLIDSTATE) ? "SS" : "",
 		(p->flags & SWP_DISCARDABLE) ? "D" : "",