retval = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
        if (!retval) {
                retval = do_osf_statfs(nd.path.dentry, buffer, bufsiz);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return retval;
 }
 
        }
 
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
                error |= __put_user(0, &buf->f_fstr[i]);
 
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
                error |= __put_user(0, &buf->f_fstr[i]);
 
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
 
                error = vfs_statfs_hpux(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
                if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
                        error = -EFAULT;
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
 
                                LOOKUP_OPEN|LOOKUP_CREATE, &nd);
                if (!ret) {
                        ret = spufs_create(&nd, flags, mode, neighbor);
-                       path_release(&nd);
+                       path_put(&nd.path);
                }
                putname(tmp);
        }
 
        if (!error) {
                struct inode *inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
                error = report_statvfs(nd.path.mnt, inode, buf);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
        if (!error) {
                struct inode *inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
                error = report_statvfs64(nd.path.mnt, inode, buf);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        unlock_kernel();
        return error;
 
        *dev = inode->i_rdev;
 
  out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return r;
 }
 
 
                goto not_an_MTD_device;
 
        mtdnr = iminor(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 
        return get_sb_mtd_nr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr, fill_super,
                             mnt);
                       "MTD: Attempt to mount non-MTD device \"%s\"\n",
                       dev_name);
 out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return ret;
 
 }
 
 
        newmnt = afs_mntpt_do_automount(nd->path.dentry);
        if (IS_ERR(newmnt)) {
-               path_release(nd);
+               path_put(&nd->path);
                return (void *)newmnt;
        }
 
 
        return NULL;
 
 out_error:
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        return ERR_PTR(status);
 }
 
 
        if (!bdev)
                goto fail;
 out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return bdev;
 fail:
        bdev = ERR_PTR(error);
 
        cFYI(1, ("leaving %s" , __FUNCTION__));
        return ERR_PTR(rc);
 out_err:
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        goto out;
 }
 
 
        
        /* return if it is not a Coda inode */
        if ( target_inode->i_sb != inode->i_sb ) {
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return  -EINVAL;
        }
 
 
        error = venus_pioctl(inode->i_sb, &(cnp->c_fid), cmd, &data);
 
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
         return error;
 }
 
 
                error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
                if (!error)
                        error = put_compat_statfs(buf, &tmp);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
                error = vfs_statfs(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
                if (!error)
                        error = put_compat_statfs64(buf, &tmp);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
 
                        *target = configfs_get_config_item(nd->path.dentry);
                        if (!*target) {
                                ret = -ENOENT;
-                               path_release(nd);
+                               path_put(&nd->path);
                        }
                } else
                        ret = -EPERM;
                ret = create_link(parent_item, target_item, dentry);
 
        config_item_put(target_item);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 
 out_put:
        config_item_put(parent_item);
 
                error = vfs_quota_on_inode(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, type,
                                           format_id);
 out_path:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
 
        rc = 0;
        goto out;
 out_free:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return rc;
 }
 
        return error;
 exit:
        release_open_intent(&nd);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        goto out;
 }
 
                        }
                }
                release_open_intent(&nd);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        goto out;
 }
 
                return err;
        /* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
        if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return -EXDEV;
        }
        /* Quotafile not of fs root? */
                printk(KERN_WARNING
                        "EXT3-fs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
                        "Journalled quota will not work.\n");
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
 
                return err;
        /* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
        if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return -EXDEV;
        }
        /* Quotafile not of fs root? */
                printk(KERN_WARNING
                        "EXT4-fs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
                        "Journalled quota will not work.\n");
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
 
               "mount point %s\n", dev_name);
 
 free_nd:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return sb;
 }
 
        /* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
        error = vfs_permission(nd, MAY_READ);
        if (error)
-               path_release(nd);
+               path_put(&nd->path);
        return error;
 }
 
                ret = create_watch(dev, inode, mask);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->up_mutex);
 
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 fput_and_out:
        fput_light(filp, fput_needed);
        return ret;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-void path_release(struct nameidata *nd)
+/**
+ * path_put - put a reference to a path
+ * @path: path to put the reference to
+ *
+ * Given a path decrement the reference count to the dentry and the vfsmount.
+ */
+void path_put(struct path *path)
 {
-       dput(nd->path.dentry);
-       mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+       dput(path->dentry);
+       mntput(path->mnt);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_put);
 
 /**
  * release_open_intent - free up open intent resources
                goto fail;
 
        if (*link == '/') {
-               path_release(nd);
+               path_put(&nd->path);
                if (!walk_init_root(link, nd))
                        /* weird __emul_prefix() stuff did it */
                        goto out;
         */
        name = __getname();
        if (unlikely(!name)) {
-               path_release(nd);
+               path_put(&nd->path);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
        strcpy(name, nd->last.name);
        nd->last.name = name;
        return 0;
 fail:
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        return PTR_ERR(link);
 }
 
-static inline void dput_path(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void path_put_conditional(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
        dput(path->dentry);
        if (path->mnt != nd->path.mnt)
        nd->depth--;
        return err;
 loop:
-       dput_path(path, nd);
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put_conditional(path, nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        return err;
 }
 
 return_base:
                return 0;
 out_dput:
-               dput_path(&next, nd);
+               path_put_conditional(&next, nd);
                break;
        }
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
 return_err:
        return err;
 }
                                mntput(old_mnt);
                                return 1;
                        }
-                       path_release(nd);
+                       path_put(&nd->path);
                }
                nd->path.dentry = old_dentry;
                nd->path.mnt = old_mnt;
        if (IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file)) {
                if (err == 0) {
                        err = PTR_ERR(nd->intent.open.file);
-                       path_release(nd);
+                       path_put(&nd->path);
                }
        } else if (err != 0)
                release_open_intent(nd);
        return 0;
 
 exit_dput:
-       dput_path(&path, nd);
+       path_put_conditional(&path, nd);
 exit:
        if (!IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file))
                release_open_intent(nd);
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        return error;
 
 do_link:
                dput(dentry);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        putname(tmp);
 
        dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        putname(tmp);
 out_err:
 exit2:
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 exit1:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
        putname(name);
        return error;
        if (inode)
                iput(inode);    /* truncate the inode here */
 exit1:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 exit:
        putname(name);
        return error;
        dput(dentry);
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        putname(to);
 out_putname:
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out_release:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
-       path_release(&old_nd);
+       path_put(&old_nd.path);
 exit:
        putname(to);
 
 exit3:
        unlock_rename(new_dir, old_dir);
 exit2:
-       path_release(&newnd);
+       path_put(&newnd.path);
 exit1:
-       path_release(&oldnd);
+       path_put(&oldnd.path);
 exit:
        return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_symlink_inode_operations);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_release);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_permission);
 
 
 out:
        up_write(&namespace_sem);
-       path_release(&old_nd);
+       path_put(&old_nd.path);
        return err;
 }
 
 out:
        up_write(&namespace_sem);
        if (!err)
-               path_release(&parent_nd);
-       path_release(&old_nd);
+               path_put(&parent_nd.path);
+       path_put(&old_nd.path);
        return err;
 }
 
                retval = do_new_mount(&nd, type_page, flags, mnt_flags,
                                      dev_name, data_page);
 dput_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        error = security_sb_pivotroot(&old_nd, &new_nd);
        if (error) {
-               path_release(&old_nd);
+               path_put(&old_nd.path);
                goto out1;
        }
 
        chroot_fs_refs(&user_nd, &new_nd);
        security_sb_post_pivotroot(&user_nd, &new_nd);
        error = 0;
-       path_release(&root_parent);
-       path_release(&parent_nd);
+       path_put(&root_parent.path);
+       path_put(&parent_nd.path);
 out2:
        mutex_unlock(&old_nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
        up_write(&namespace_sem);
-       path_release(&user_nd);
-       path_release(&old_nd);
+       path_put(&user_nd.path);
+       path_put(&old_nd.path);
 out1:
-       path_release(&new_nd);
+       path_put(&new_nd.path);
 out0:
        unlock_kernel();
        return error;
 
        dprintk("<-- nfs_follow_mountpoint() = %d\n", err);
        return ERR_PTR(err);
 out_err:
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        goto out;
 out_follow:
        while (d_mountpoint(nd->path.dentry) &&
 
        if (!error)
                return dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, flags);
 
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 
                        cache_put(&ek->h, &svc_expkey_cache);
                else
                        err = -ENOMEM;
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        cache_flush();
  out:
        kfree(exp.ex_uuid);
        kfree(exp.ex_path);
        if (nd.path.dentry)
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
  out_no_path:
        if (dom)
                auth_domain_put(dom);
                cache_put(&fsid_key->h, &svc_expkey_cache);
        if (clp)
                auth_domain_put(clp);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out_unlock:
        exp_writeunlock();
 out:
 
        err = -EINVAL;
        exp = exp_get_by_name(dom, nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, NULL);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        if (IS_ERR(exp))
                goto out_domain;
 
        fh_put(&fh);
        exp_put(exp);
 out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return err;
 }
 
 
        if (!rec_dir_init)
                return;
        rec_dir_init = 0;
-       path_release(&rec_dir);
+       path_put(&rec_dir.path);
 }
 
                nfs4_set_recdir(recdir);
                status = 0;
        }
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return status;
 }
 
 
                error = vfs_statfs_native(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
                if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
                        error = -EFAULT;
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
                error = vfs_statfs64(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
                if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
                        error = -EFAULT;
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
 put_write_and_out:
        put_write_access(inode);
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
                res = -EROFS;
 
 out_path_release:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        current->fsuid = old_fsuid;
        current->fsgid = old_fsgid;
        set_fs_pwd(current->fs, nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
 
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        set_fs_altroot();
        error = 0;
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 dput_and_out:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        if (error)
                goto out;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        if (error)
                goto out;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        if (error)
                goto out;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
                filp = __dentry_open(nd->path.dentry, nd->path.mnt, flags, filp,
                                     NULL);
        else
-               path_release(nd);
+               path_put(&nd->path);
        return filp;
 }
 
 
        int error = -EACCES;
 
        /* We don't need a base pointer in the /proc filesystem */
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
 
        /* Are we allowed to snoop on the tasks file descriptors? */
        if (!proc_fd_access_allowed(inode))
 
                return err;
        /* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
        if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb != sb) {
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return -EXDEV;
        }
        /* We must not pack tails for quota files on reiserfs for quota IO to work */
        if (!REISERFS_I(nd.path.dentry->d_inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask) {
                reiserfs_warning(sb,
                                 "reiserfs: Quota file must have tail packing disabled.");
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        /* Not journalling quota? No more tests needed... */
        if (!REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA] &&
            !REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA]) {
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
        }
        /* Quotafile not of fs root? */
                reiserfs_warning(sb,
                                 "reiserfs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
                                 "Journalled quota will not work.");
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return vfs_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 }
 
 
        error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
        if (!error) {
                error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
        error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, name, 0, &nd);
        if (!error) {
                error = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry, stat);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
                                                              buf, bufsiz);
                        }
                }
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
        }
        return error;
 }
 
        if (f)
                fput(f);
        else
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = getxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = listxattr(nd.path.dentry, list, size);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
        error = removexattr(nd.path.dentry, name);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        return error;
 }
 
 
                ASSERT(nd.path.dentry);
                ASSERT(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
                inode = igrab(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                break;
        }
 
 
 extern int path_lookup(const char *, unsigned, struct nameidata *);
 extern int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
                           const char *, unsigned int, struct nameidata *);
-extern void path_release(struct nameidata *);
 
 extern int __user_path_lookup_open(const char __user *, unsigned lookup_flags, struct nameidata *nd, int open_flags);
 extern int path_lookup_open(int dfd, const char *name, unsigned lookup_flags, struct nameidata *, int open_flags);
 
        struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
+extern void path_put(struct path *);
+
 #endif  /* _LINUX_PATH_H */
 
                        goto skip_it;
 
                root_mnt = collect_mounts(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
                if (!root_mnt)
                        goto skip_it;
 
        if (err)
                goto Err;
        mnt = collect_mounts(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        if (!mnt) {
                err = -ENOMEM;
                goto Err;
        if (err)
                return err;
        tagged = collect_mounts(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
        if (!tagged)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        }
        mnt = mntget(nd.path.mnt);
        dentry = dget(nd.path.dentry);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 
        if (dentry == tagged->mnt_root && dentry == mnt->mnt_root)
                follow_up(&mnt, &dentry);
                spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
                if (!is_under(mnt, dentry, &nd)) {
                        spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-                       path_release(&nd);
+                       path_put(&nd.path);
                        put_tree(tree);
                        mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
                        continue;
                }
                spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
 
                list_for_each_entry(p, &list, mnt_list) {
                        failed = tag_chunk(p->mnt_root->d_inode, tree);
 
 static void audit_put_nd(struct nameidata *ndp, struct nameidata *ndw)
 {
        if (ndp) {
-               path_release(ndp);
+               path_put(&ndp->path);
                kfree(ndp);
        }
        if (ndw) {
-               path_release(ndw);
+               path_put(&ndw->path);
                kfree(ndw);
        }
 }
 
 static void
 rpc_release_path(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-       path_release(nd);
+       path_put(&nd->path);
        rpc_put_mount();
 }
 
 
                if (u->sk_type == type)
                        touch_atime(nd.path.mnt, nd.path.dentry);
 
-               path_release(&nd);
+               path_put(&nd.path);
 
                err=-EPROTOTYPE;
                if (u->sk_type != type) {
        return u;
 
 put_fail:
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 fail:
        *error=err;
        return NULL;
        dput(dentry);
 out_mknod_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-       path_release(&nd);
+       path_put(&nd.path);
 out_mknod_parent:
        if (err==-EEXIST)
                err=-EADDRINUSE;