3 files changed, 21 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 856e9c39806..e481f6b9a78 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -611,15 +611,14 @@ out:
 
 static struct file_system_type spufs_type;
 
-long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned int flags, mode_t mode,
-							struct file *filp)
+long spufs_create(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry,
+		unsigned int flags, mode_t mode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	/* check if we are on spufs */
-	if (nd->path.dentry->d_sb->s_type != &spufs_type)
+	if (path->dentry->d_sb->s_type != &spufs_type)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* don't accept undefined flags */
@@ -627,33 +626,27 @@ long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned int flags, mode_t mode,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* only threads can be underneath a gang */
-	if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.dentry->d_sb->s_root) {
+	if (path->dentry != path->dentry->d_sb->s_root) {
 		if ((flags & SPU_CREATE_GANG) ||
-		    !SPUFS_I(nd->path.dentry->d_inode)->i_gang)
+		    !SPUFS_I(path->dentry->d_inode)->i_gang)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	dentry = lookup_create(nd, 1);
-	ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out_dir;
-
 	mode &= ~current_umask();
 
 	if (flags & SPU_CREATE_GANG)
-		ret = spufs_create_gang(nd->path.dentry->d_inode,
-					 dentry, nd->path.mnt, mode);
+		ret = spufs_create_gang(path->dentry->d_inode,
+					 dentry, path->mnt, mode);
 	else
-		ret = spufs_create_context(nd->path.dentry->d_inode,
-					    dentry, nd->path.mnt, flags, mode,
+		ret = spufs_create_context(path->dentry->d_inode,
+					    dentry, path->mnt, flags, mode,
 					    filp);
 	if (ret >= 0)
-		fsnotify_mkdir(nd->path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+		fsnotify_mkdir(path->dentry->d_inode, dentry);
 	return ret;
 
-out_dir:
-	mutex_unlock(&nd->path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out:
+	mutex_unlock(&path->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index c448bac6551..099245f230b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ extern const struct spufs_tree_descr spufs_dir_debug_contents[];
 /* system call implementation */
 extern struct spufs_calls spufs_calls;
 long spufs_run_spu(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc, u32 *status);
-long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned int flags,
+long spufs_create(struct path *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
 			mode_t mode, struct file *filp);
 /* ELF coredump callbacks for writing SPU ELF notes */
 extern int spufs_coredump_extra_notes_size(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
index a3d2ce54ea2..609e016e92d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
@@ -62,21 +62,17 @@ out:
 static long do_spu_create(const char __user *pathname, unsigned int flags,
 		mode_t mode, struct file *neighbor)
 {
-	char *tmp;
+	struct path path;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int ret;
 
-	tmp = getname(pathname);
-	ret = PTR_ERR(tmp);
-	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
-		struct nameidata nd;
-
-		ret = kern_path_parent(tmp, &nd);
-		if (!ret) {
-			nd.flags |= LOOKUP_OPEN | LOOKUP_CREATE;
-			ret = spufs_create(&nd, flags, mode, neighbor);
-			path_put(&nd.path);
-		}
-		putname(tmp);
+	dentry = user_path_create(AT_FDCWD, pathname, &path, 1);
+	ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		ret = spufs_create(&path, dentry, flags, mode, neighbor);
+		mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+		dput(dentry);
+		path_put(&path);
 	}
 
 	return ret;