*/
 static int lookup_device(const char *path, dev_t *dev)
 {
-       int r;
-       struct nameidata nd;
-       struct inode *inode;
-
-       if ((r = path_lookup(path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd)))
-               return r;
-
-       inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
-       if (!inode) {
-               r = -ENOENT;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
-               r = -ENOTBLK;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       *dev = inode->i_rdev;
-
- out:
-       path_put(&nd.path);
-       return r;
+       struct block_device *bdev = lookup_bdev(path);
+       if (IS_ERR(bdev))
+               return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+       *dev = bdev->bd_dev;
+       bdput(bdev);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /*
 
               int (*fill_super)(struct super_block *, void *, int),
               struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-       struct nameidata nd;
+       struct block_device *bdev;
        int mtdnr, ret;
 
        if (!dev_name)
        /* try the old way - the hack where we allowed users to mount
         * /dev/mtdblock$(n) but didn't actually _use_ the blockdev
         */
-       ret = path_lookup(dev_name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
-
-       DEBUG(1, "MTDSB: path_lookup() returned %d, inode %p\n",
-             ret, nd.path.dentry ? nd.path.dentry->d_inode : NULL);
-
-       if (ret)
+       bdev = lookup_bdev(dev_name);
+       if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(bdev);
+               DEBUG(1, "MTDSB: lookup_bdev() returned %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
-
-       ret = -EINVAL;
-
-       if (!S_ISBLK(nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-               goto out;
-
-       if (nd.path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NODEV) {
-               ret = -EACCES;
-               goto out;
        }
+       DEBUG(1, "MTDSB: lookup_bdev() returned 0\n");
 
-       if (imajor(nd.path.dentry->d_inode) != MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR)
+       ret = -EINVAL;
+       if (MAJOR(bdev->bd_dev) != MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR)
                goto not_an_MTD_device;
 
-       mtdnr = iminor(nd.path.dentry->d_inode);
-       path_put(&nd.path);
+       mtdnr = MINOR(bdev->bd_dev);
+       bdput(bdev);
 
        return get_sb_mtd_nr(fs_type, flags, dev_name, data, mtdnr, fill_super,
                             mnt);
                printk(KERN_NOTICE
                       "MTD: Attempt to mount non-MTD device \"%s\"\n",
                       dev_name);
-out:
-       path_put(&nd.path);
+       bdput(bdev);
        return ret;
-
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_sb_mtd);