while (wq) {
                nwq = wq->next;
                wq->status = -ENOENT; /* Magic is gone - report failure */
-               kfree(wq->name);
-               wq->name = NULL;
+               if (wq->name.name) {
+                       kfree(wq->name.name);
+                       wq->name.name = NULL;
+               }
                wake_up_interruptible(&wq->queue);
                wq = nwq;
        }
        size_t pktsz;
 
        DPRINTK("wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, type=%d",
-               wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, type);
+               wq->wait_queue_token, wq->name.len, wq->name.name, type);
 
        memset(&pkt,0,sizeof pkt); /* For security reasons */
 
                pktsz = sizeof(*mp);
 
                mp->wait_queue_token = wq->wait_queue_token;
-               mp->len = wq->len;
-               memcpy(mp->name, wq->name, wq->len);
-               mp->name[wq->len] = '\0';
+               mp->len = wq->name.len;
+               memcpy(mp->name, wq->name.name, wq->name.len);
+               mp->name[wq->name.len] = '\0';
                break;
        }
        case autofs_ptype_expire_multi:
                pktsz = sizeof(*ep);
 
                ep->wait_queue_token = wq->wait_queue_token;
-               ep->len = wq->len;
-               memcpy(ep->name, wq->name, wq->len);
-               ep->name[wq->len] = '\0';
+               ep->len = wq->name.len;
+               memcpy(ep->name, wq->name.name, wq->name.len);
+               ep->name[wq->name.len] = '\0';
                break;
        }
        /*
                pktsz = sizeof(*packet);
 
                packet->wait_queue_token = wq->wait_queue_token;
-               packet->len = wq->len;
-               memcpy(packet->name, wq->name, wq->len);
-               packet->name[wq->len] = '\0';
+               packet->len = wq->name.len;
+               memcpy(packet->name, wq->name.name, wq->name.len);
+               packet->name[wq->name.len] = '\0';
                packet->dev = wq->dev;
                packet->ino = wq->ino;
                packet->uid = wq->uid;
 }
 
 static struct autofs_wait_queue *
-autofs4_find_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
-                 char *name, unsigned int hash, unsigned int len)
+autofs4_find_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi, struct qstr *qstr)
 {
        struct autofs_wait_queue *wq;
 
        for (wq = sbi->queues; wq; wq = wq->next) {
-               if (wq->hash == hash &&
-                   wq->len == len &&
-                   wq->name && !memcmp(wq->name, name, len))
+               if (wq->name.hash == qstr->hash &&
+                   wq->name.len == qstr->len &&
+                   wq->name.name &&
+                        !memcmp(wq->name.name, qstr->name, qstr->len))
                        break;
        }
        return wq;
 {
        struct autofs_info *ino;
        struct autofs_wait_queue *wq;
+       struct qstr qstr;
        char *name;
-       unsigned int len = 0;
-       unsigned int hash = 0;
        int status, type;
 
        /* In catatonic mode, we don't wait for nobody */
 
        /* If this is a direct mount request create a dummy name */
        if (IS_ROOT(dentry) && (sbi->type & AUTOFS_TYPE_DIRECT))
-               len = sprintf(name, "%p", dentry);
+               qstr.len = sprintf(name, "%p", dentry);
        else {
-               len = autofs4_getpath(sbi, dentry, &name);
-               if (!len) {
+               qstr.len = autofs4_getpath(sbi, dentry, &name);
+               if (!qstr.len) {
                        kfree(name);
                        return -ENOENT;
                }
        }
-       hash = full_name_hash(name, len);
+       qstr.name = name;
+       qstr.hash = full_name_hash(name, qstr.len);
 
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&sbi->wq_mutex)) {
-               kfree(name);
+               kfree(qstr.name);
                return -EINTR;
        }
 
-       wq = autofs4_find_wait(sbi, name, hash, len);
+       wq = autofs4_find_wait(sbi, &qstr);
        ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
        if (!wq && ino && notify == NFY_NONE) {
                /*
                        mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
                        schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ/10);
                        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&sbi->wq_mutex)) {
-                               kfree(name);
+                               kfree(qstr.name);
                                return -EINTR;
                        }
-                       wq = autofs4_find_wait(sbi, name, hash, len);
+                       wq = autofs4_find_wait(sbi, &qstr);
                        if (wq)
                                break;
                }
                 * return status of the wait.
                 */
                if (!wq) {
-                       kfree(name);
+                       kfree(qstr.name);
                        mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
                        return 0;
                }
                /* Create a new wait queue */
                wq = kmalloc(sizeof(struct autofs_wait_queue),GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!wq) {
-                       kfree(name);
+                       kfree(qstr.name);
                        mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
                        return -ENOMEM;
                }
                wq->next = sbi->queues;
                sbi->queues = wq;
                init_waitqueue_head(&wq->queue);
-               wq->hash = hash;
-               wq->name = name;
-               wq->len = len;
+               memcpy(&wq->name, &qstr, sizeof(struct qstr));
                wq->dev = autofs4_get_dev(sbi);
                wq->ino = autofs4_get_ino(sbi);
                wq->uid = current->uid;
                }
 
                DPRINTK("new wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, nfy=%d\n",
-                       (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, notify);
+                       (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->name.len,
+                       wq->name.name, notify);
 
                /* autofs4_notify_daemon() may block */
                autofs4_notify_daemon(sbi, wq, type);
        } else {
                atomic_inc(&wq->wait_ctr);
                mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
-               kfree(name);
+               kfree(qstr.name);
                DPRINTK("existing wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, nfy=%d",
-                       (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, notify);
+                       (unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->name.len,
+                       wq->name.name, notify);
        }
 
        /* wq->name is NULL if and only if the lock is already released */
        if (sbi->catatonic) {
                /* We might have slept, so check again for catatonic mode */
                wq->status = -ENOENT;
-               kfree(wq->name);
-               wq->name = NULL;
+               if (wq->name.name) {
+                       kfree(wq->name.name);
+                       wq->name.name = NULL;
+               }
        }
 
-       if (wq->name) {
+       if (wq->name.name) {
                /* Block all but "shutdown" signals while waiting */
                sigset_t oldset;
                unsigned long irqflags;
                recalc_sigpending();
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(¤t->sighand->siglock, irqflags);
 
-               wait_event_interruptible(wq->queue, wq->name == NULL);
+               wait_event_interruptible(wq->queue, wq->name.name == NULL);
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(¤t->sighand->siglock, irqflags);
                current->blocked = oldset;
 
        *wql = wq->next;        /* Unlink from chain */
        mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
-       kfree(wq->name);
-       wq->name = NULL;        /* Do not wait on this queue */
+       kfree(wq->name.name);
+       wq->name.name = NULL;   /* Do not wait on this queue */
 
        wq->status = status;