1 files changed, 20 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index d423b966bc7..79f53f3ce7c 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -293,13 +293,19 @@ static struct file_system_type debug_fs_type = {
 	.kill_sb =	kill_litter_super,
 };
 
-static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, umode_t mode,
-				  struct dentry *parent,
-				  struct dentry **dentry,
-				  void *data,
-				  const struct file_operations *fops)
+struct dentry *__create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
+				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
-	int error = 0;
+	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
+	int error;
+
+	pr_debug("debugfs: creating file '%s'\n",name);
+
+	error = simple_pin_fs(&debug_fs_type, &debugfs_mount,
+			      &debugfs_mount_count);
+	if (error)
+		goto exit;
 
 	/* If the parent is not specified, we create it in the root.
 	 * We need the root dentry to do this, which is in the super 
@@ -309,48 +315,29 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	if (!parent)
 		parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
 
-	*dentry = NULL;
+	dentry = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	*dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
-	if (!IS_ERR(*dentry)) {
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
+	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case S_IFDIR:
-			error = debugfs_mkdir(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode,
+			error = debugfs_mkdir(parent->d_inode, dentry, mode,
 					      data, fops);
 			break;
 		case S_IFLNK:
-			error = debugfs_link(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode,
+			error = debugfs_link(parent->d_inode, dentry, mode,
 					     data, fops);
 			break;
 		default:
-			error = debugfs_create(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode,
+			error = debugfs_create(parent->d_inode, dentry, mode,
 					       data, fops);
 			break;
 		}
-		dput(*dentry);
+		dput(dentry);
 	} else
-		error = PTR_ERR(*dentry);
+		error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	return error;
-}
-
-struct dentry *__create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
-				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
-				   const struct file_operations *fops)
-{
-	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
-	int error;
-
-	pr_debug("debugfs: creating file '%s'\n",name);
-
-	error = simple_pin_fs(&debug_fs_type, &debugfs_mount,
-			      &debugfs_mount_count);
-	if (error)
-		goto exit;
-
-	error = debugfs_create_by_name(name, mode, parent, &dentry,
-				       data, fops);
 	if (error) {
 		dentry = NULL;
 		simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);