Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (39 commits)
  [PATCH] fix RLIM_NOFILE handling
  [PATCH] get rid of corner case in dup3() entirely
  [PATCH] remove remaining namei_{32,64}.h crap
  [PATCH] get rid of indirect users of namei.h
  [PATCH] get rid of __user_path_lookup_open
  [PATCH] f_count may wrap around
  [PATCH] dup3 fix
  [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to __ncp_lookup_validate()
  [PATCH] don't pass nameidata to gfs2_lookupi()
  [PATCH] new (local) helper: user_path_parent()
  [PATCH] sanitize __user_walk_fd() et.al.
  [PATCH] preparation to __user_walk_fd cleanup
  [PATCH] kill nameidata passing to permission(), rename to inode_permission()
  [PATCH] take noexec checks to very few callers that care
  Re: [PATCH 3/6] vfs: open_exec cleanup
  [patch 4/4] vfs: immutable inode checking cleanup
  [patch 3/4] fat: dont call notify_change
  [patch 2/4] vfs: utimes cleanup
  [patch 1/4] vfs: utimes: move owner check into inode_change_ok()
  [PATCH] vfs: use kstrdup() and check failing allocation
  ...

126 files changed, 1088 insertions, 1535 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 32ca1b92730..6e943135f0e 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -253,15 +253,15 @@ do_osf_statfs(struct dentry * dentry, struct osf_statfs __user *buffer,
 }
 
 asmlinkage int
-osf_statfs(char __user *path, struct osf_statfs __user *buffer, unsigned long bufsiz)
+osf_statfs(char __user *pathname, struct osf_statfs __user *buffer, unsigned long bufsiz)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	retval = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!retval) {
-		retval = do_osf_statfs(nd.path.dentry, buffer, bufsiz);
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		retval = do_osf_statfs(path.dentry, buffer, bufsiz);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/sys_hpux.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/sys_hpux.c
index be255ebb609..18072e03a01 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/sys_hpux.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/sys_hpux.c
@@ -210,19 +210,19 @@ static int vfs_statfs_hpux(struct dentry *dentry, struct hpux_statfs *buf)
 }
 
 /* hpux statfs */
-asmlinkage long hpux_statfs(const char __user *path,
+asmlinkage long hpux_statfs(const char __user *pathname,
 						struct hpux_statfs __user *buf)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct path path;
 	int error;
 
-	error = user_path_walk(path, &nd);
+	error = user_path(pathname, &path);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct hpux_statfs tmp;
-		error = vfs_statfs_hpux(nd.path.dentry, &tmp);
+		error = vfs_statfs_hpux(path.dentry, &tmp);
 		if (!error && copy_to_user(buf, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
 			error = -EFAULT;
-		path_put(&nd.path);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 739b3ab7bcc..ddccc074a76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -581,12 +581,12 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			if (file == ppp->owner)
 				ppp_shutdown_interface(ppp);
 		}
-		if (atomic_read(&file->f_count) <= 2) {
+		if (atomic_long_read(&file->f_count) <= 2) {
 			ppp_release(NULL, file);
 			err = 0;
 		} else
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "PPPIOCDETACH file->f_count=%d\n",
-			       atomic_read(&file->f_count));
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "PPPIOCDETACH file->f_count=%ld\n",
+			       atomic_long_read(&file->f_count));
 		unlock_kernel();
 		return err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/affs/file.c b/fs/affs/file.c
index 6eac7bdeec9..1377b1240b6 100644
--- a/fs/affs/file.c
+++ b/fs/affs/file.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ const struct inode_operations affs_file_inode_operations = {
 static int
 affs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&filp->f_count) != 1)
-		return 0;
 	pr_debug("AFFS: open(%lu,%d)\n",
 		 inode->i_ino, atomic_read(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt));
 	atomic_inc(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt);
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ affs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 static int
 affs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&filp->f_count) != 0)
-		return 0;
 	pr_debug("AFFS: release(%lu, %d)\n",
 		 inode->i_ino, atomic_read(&AFFS_I(inode)->i_opencnt));
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 7102824ba84..3cb6920ff30 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ extern bool afs_cm_incoming_call(struct afs_call *);
 extern const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations;
 
-extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int, struct nameidata *);
-
 /*
  * file.c
  */
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ extern void afs_clear_permits(struct afs_vnode *);
 extern void afs_cache_permit