return d_alloc(parent, &q);
 }
 
+/* the caller must hold dcache_lock */
+static void __d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+       if (inode)
+               list_add(&dentry->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
+       dentry->d_inode = inode;
+       fsnotify_d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+}
+
 /**
  * d_instantiate - fill in inode information for a dentry
  * @entry: dentry to complete
 {
        BUG_ON(!list_empty(&entry->d_alias));
        spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-       if (inode)
-               list_add(&entry->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
-       entry->d_inode = inode;
-       fsnotify_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
+       __d_instantiate(entry, inode);
        spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
        security_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
 }
        unsigned int hash = entry->d_name.hash;
 
        if (!inode) {
-               entry->d_inode = NULL;
+               __d_instantiate(entry, NULL);
                return NULL;
        }
 
                return alias;
        }
 
-       list_add(&entry->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
-       entry->d_inode = inode;
-       fsnotify_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
+       __d_instantiate(entry, inode);
        return NULL;
 }
 
                        d_move(new, dentry);
                        iput(inode);
                } else {
-                       /* d_instantiate takes dcache_lock, so we do it by hand */
-                       list_add(&dentry->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
-                       dentry->d_inode = inode;
-                       fsnotify_d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+                       /* already taking dcache_lock, so d_add() by hand */
+                       __d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                        spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
                        security_d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                        d_rehash(dentry);
                 * d_instantiate() by hand because it takes dcache_lock which
                 * we already hold.
                 */
-               list_add(&found->d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
-               found->d_inode = inode;
+               __d_instantiate(found, inode);
                spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
                security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
                return found;
 
        if (!inode) {
                actual = dentry;
-               dentry->d_inode = NULL;
+               __d_instantiate(dentry, NULL);
                goto found_lock;
        }