vfs: define struct filename and have getname() return it

getname() is intended to copy pathname strings from userspace into a
kernel buffer. The result is just a string in kernel space. It would
however be quite helpful to be able to attach some ancillary info to
the string.

For instance, we could attach some audit-related info to reduce the
amount of audit-related processing needed. When auditing is enabled,
we could also call getname() on the string more than once and not
need to recopy it from userspace.

This patchset converts the getname()/putname() interfaces to return
a struct instead of a string. For now, the struct just tracks the
string in kernel space and the original userland pointer for it.

Later, we'll add other information to the struct as it becomes
convenient.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

40 files changed, 218 insertions, 175 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 63e77e3..9eb0905 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 905fcfb..b120df3 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 93f10e2..e521087 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 92c5af9..1bb0a8a 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 62bcea7..bb1cc72 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 bee8df4..15ac715 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 0570e8c..4e99922 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 f153ed1..e8dc139 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 553cd60..25a9bfe 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 ee31fe9..35e106f 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 384e63f..e736627 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 e5b154f..404c0f2 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 922a554..3a21ace 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 b08220c..2bd561b 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 55210f3..c35f3ab 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 6785de7..a0760b8 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 8c6b6b6..cbc3721 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 dc9a624..bf5b93a 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 21e8679..d45cf00 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 59521e8..ba7345f 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 602545b..98a709f 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 14006d8..487bffb 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 aff0c72..fcaa594 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 d862499..c323981 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 6be7991..6225600 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 5fd9af7..fabdee9 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 bc44311..bc02082 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/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index b7a24d0..015e1e1 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 ca43453..4e591e2 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,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		goto out;
 
-	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp, &uselib_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+	file = do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, tmp->name, &uselib_flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
 	putname(tmp);
 	error = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
@@ -1664,10 +1664,10 @@ 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 +1677,11 @@ 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 96f2428..da165f6 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/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9cc0fce..ec638d2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -117,18 +117,37 @@
  * 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;
+	__putname(name->name);
+	kfree(name);
+}
+
+static struct filename *
+getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
+{
+	struct filename *result, *err;
+	char *kname;
 	int len;
 
+	/* FIXME: create dedicated slabcache? */
+	result = kzalloc(sizeof(*result), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!result))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	len = strncpy_from_user(result, filename, PATH_MAX);
-	err = ERR_PTR(len);
-	if (unlikely(len < 0))
+	kname = __getname();
+	if (unlikely(!kname)) {
+		err = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto error_free_name;
+	}
+
+	result->name = kname;
+	result->uptr = filename;
+	len = strncpy_from_user(kname, filename, PATH_MAX);
+	if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
+		err = ERR_PTR(len);
 		goto error;
+	}
 
 	/* The empty path is special. */
 	if (unlikely(!len)) {
@@ -146,22 +165,25 @@ static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 	}
 
 error:
-	__putname(result);
+	__putname(kname);
+error_free_name:
+	kfree(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);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2093,13 +2115,13 @@ 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 = do_path_lookup(dfd, tmp->name, flags, &nd);
 		putname(tmp);
 		if (!err)
 			*path = nd.path;
@@ -2113,22 +2135,22 @@ 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)
+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 = do_path_lookup(dfd, s->name, LOOKUP_PARENT, nd);
+	if (error) {
 		putname(s);
-	else
-		*name = s;
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
-	return error;
+	return s;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3039,11 +3061,11 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -3248,13 +3270,13 @@ 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:
@@ -3343,14 +3365,14 @@ 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)
@@ -3434,7 +3456,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -3447,9 +3469,9 @@ 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);
@@ -3729,17 +3751,21 @@ 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)
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index fc33207..2496062 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 a015437..81dd92a 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -895,13 +895,13 @@ 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)) {
 		fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags);
 		if (fd >= 0) {
-			struct file *f = do_filp_open(dfd, tmp, &op, lookup);
+			struct file *f = do_filp_open(dfd, tmp->name, &op, lookup);
 			if (IS_ERR(f)) {
 				put_unused_fd(fd);
 				fd = PTR_ERR(f);
diff --git a/fs/quota/quota.c b/fs/quota/quota.c
index ff0135d..af1661f 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/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 3df643d..94d2916 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ extern int audit_classify_arch(int arch);
 #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 */
@@ -469,8 +471,8 @@ 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_getname(struct filename *name);
+extern void audit_putname(struct filename *name);
 extern void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
 				unsigned int parent);
 extern void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
@@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ 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 void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
 		__audit_getname(name);
@@ -663,9 +665,9 @@ static inline int audit_dummy_context(void)
 {
 	return 1;
 }
-static inline void audit_getname(const char *name)
+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,
 					unsigned int parent)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b44b4ca..6c93b46 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2196,6 +2196,10 @@ static inline int break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 #endif /* CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING */
 
 /* fs/open.c */
+struct filename {
+	const char *name;		/* pointer to actual string */
+	const __user char *uptr;	/* original userland pointer */
+};
 
 extern int do_truncate(struct dentry *, loff_t start, unsigned int time_attrs,
 		       struct file *filp);
@@ -2208,7 +2212,9 @@ 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
@@ -2228,12 +2234,14 @@ extern void __init vfs_caches_init(unsigned long);
 
 extern struct kmem_cache *names_cachep;
 
+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/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 9553ed0..6c5d9dc 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, 0);
+			audit_inode(name->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, 0);
+		audit_inode(name->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;
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 5be0101..0835419 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ 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);
+		error = acct_on(tmp->name);
 		putname(tmp);
 	} else {
 		struct bsd_acct_struct *acct;
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index d147585..d4d8231 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -103,28 +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 */
-	unsigned char	type;		/* record type */
-	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 {
@@ -996,7 +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;
@@ -1553,7 +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
@@ -1563,7 +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
@@ -2026,7 +2027,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2040,6 +2041,11 @@ void __audit_getname(const char *name)
 		return;
 	}
 
+#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;
@@ -2059,7 +2065,7 @@ 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 +2080,7 @@ 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 +2094,8 @@ 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();
 		}
 	}
@@ -2152,7 +2158,7 @@ void __audit_inode(const char *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(n, &context->names_list, list) {
 		/* does the name pointer match? */
-		if (n->name != name)
+		if (!n->name || n->name->name != name)
 			continue;
 
 		/* match the correct record type */
@@ -2175,7 +2181,7 @@ out_alloc:
 		return;
 out:
 	if (parent) {
-		n->name_len = n->name ? parent_len(n->name) : AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
+		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;
@@ -2220,7 +2226,7 @@ void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 			continue;
 
 		if (n->ino == parent->i_ino &&
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name, n->name_len)) {
+		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name, n->name_len)) {
 			found_parent = n;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2236,8 +2242,8 @@ void __audit_inode_child(const struct inode *parent,
 		if (found_parent && (n->name != found_parent->name))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!strcmp(dname, n->name) ||
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name,
+		if (!strcmp(dname, n->name->name) ||
+		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name,
 						found_parent ?
 						found_parent->name_len :
 						AUDIT_NAME_FULL)) {
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 14e254c..90d2ed5 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 = filp_open(pathname->name, 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 = filp_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" : "",