Merge tag 'pull-filename' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull vfs 'struct filename' updates from Al Viro:
 "[Mostly] sanitize struct filename handling"

* tag 'pull-filename' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: (68 commits)
  sysfs(2): fs_index() argument is _not_ a pathname
  alpha: switch osf_mount() to strndup_user()
  ksmbd: use CLASS(filename_kernel)
  mqueue: switch to CLASS(filename)
  user_statfs(): switch to CLASS(filename)
  statx: switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null)
  quotactl_block(): switch to CLASS(filename)
  chroot(2): switch to CLASS(filename)
  move_mount(2): switch to CLASS(filename_maybe_null)
  namei.c: switch user pathname imports to CLASS(filename{,_flags})
  namei.c: convert getname_kernel() callers to CLASS(filename_kernel)
  do_f{chmod,chown,access}at(): use CLASS(filename_uflags)
  do_readlinkat(): switch to CLASS(filename_flags)
  do_sys_truncate(): switch to CLASS(filename)
  do_utimes_path(): switch to CLASS(filename_uflags)
  chdir(2): unspaghettify a bit...
  do_fchownat(): unspaghettify a bit...
  fspick(2): use CLASS(filename_flags)
  name_to_handle_at(): use CLASS(filename_uflags)
  vfs_open_tree(): use CLASS(filename_uflags)
  ...

37 files changed, 563 insertions, 827 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
index ed3ac56e3c76..79e2c3008289 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
@@ -1340,3 +1340,14 @@ The ->setlease() file_operation must now be explicitly set in order to provide
 support for leases. When set to NULL, the kernel will now return -EINVAL to
 attempts to set a lease. Filesystems that wish to use the kernel-internal lease
 implementation should set it to generic_setlease().
+
+---
+
+**mandatory**
+
+fs/namei.c primitives that consume filesystem references (do_renameat2(),
+do_linkat(), do_symlinkat(), do_mkdirat(), do_mknodat(), do_unlinkat()
+and do_rmdir()) are gone; they are replaced with non-consuming analogues
+(filename_renameat2(), etc.)
+Callers are adjusted - responsibility for dropping the filenames belongs
+to them now.
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index a08e8edef1a4..7b6543d2cca3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -454,42 +454,30 @@ static int
 osf_ufs_mount(const char __user *dirname,
 	      struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
-	int retval;
-	struct cdfs_args tmp;
-	struct filename *devname;
+	struct ufs_args tmp;
+	char *devname __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
-	retval = -EFAULT;
 	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
-		goto out;
-	devname = getname(tmp.devname);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(devname);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	devname = strndup_user(tmp.devname, PATH_MAX);
 	if (IS_ERR(devname))
-		goto out;
-	retval = do_mount(devname->name, dirname, "ext2", flags, NULL);
-	putname(devname);
- out:
-	return retval;
+		return PTR_ERR(devname);
+	return do_mount(devname, dirname, "ext2", flags, NULL);
 }
 
 static int
 osf_cdfs_mount(const char __user *dirname,
 	       struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
-	int retval;
 	struct cdfs_args tmp;
-	struct filename *devname;
+	char *devname __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
-	retval = -EFAULT;
 	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
-		goto out;
-	devname = getname(tmp.devname);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(devname);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	devname = strndup_user(tmp.devname, PATH_MAX);
 	if (IS_ERR(devname))
-		goto out;
-	retval = do_mount(devname->name, dirname, "iso9660", flags, NULL);
-	putname(devname);
- out:
-	return retval;
+		return PTR_ERR(devname);
+	return do_mount(devname, dirname, "iso9660", flags, NULL);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 8feb9c1cf83d..d9597610a6ca 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -895,11 +895,12 @@ static bool coredump_file(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *cprm,
 	 * privs and don't want to unlink another user's coredump.
 	 */
 	if (!coredump_force_suid_safe(cprm)) {
+		CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(cn->corename);
 		/*
 		 * If it doesn't exist, that's fine. If there's some
 		 * other problem, we'll catch it at the filp_open().
 		 */
-		do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(cn->corename));
+		filename_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, name);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 7088df2d042c..2758fe7322d4 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -3297,10 +3297,6 @@ static void __init dcache_init(void)
 	runtime_const_init(ptr, dentry_hashtable);
 }
 
-/* SLAB cache for __getname() consumers */
-struct kmem_cache *names_cachep __ro_after_init;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(names_cachep);
-
 void __init vfs_caches_init_early(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -3314,9 +3310,7 @@ void __init vfs_caches_init_early(void)
 
 void __init vfs_caches_init(void)
 {
-	names_cachep = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("names_cache", PATH_MAX, 0,
-			SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC, 0, PATH_MAX, NULL);
-
+	filename_init();
 	dcache_init();
 	inode_init();
 	files_init();
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index d0606e53376f..2e3a6593c6fd 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -777,10 +777,8 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		open_exec_flags.lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		open_exec_flags.lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
-	file = do_filp_open(fd, name, &open_exec_flags);
+	file = do_file_open(fd, name, &open_exec_flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return file;
 
@@ -815,14 +813,8 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
  */
 struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname_kernel(name);
-	struct file *f = ERR_CAST(filename);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR(filename)) {
-		f = do_open_execat(AT_FDCWD, filename, 0);
-		putname(filename);
-	}
-	return f;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
+	return do_open_execat(AT_FDCWD, filename, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec);
 
@@ -1471,6 +1463,9 @@ out_free:
 	return ERR_PTR(retval);
 }
 
+DEFINE_CLASS(bprm, struct linux_binprm *, if (!IS_ERR(_T)) free_bprm(_T),
+	alloc_bprm(fd, name, flags), int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
+
 int bprm_change_interp(const char *interp, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	/* If a binfmt changed the interp, free it first. */
@@ -1785,12 +1780,8 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 			      struct user_arg_ptr envp,
 			      int flags)
 {
-	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
 	int retval;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
 	/*
 	 * We move the actual failure in case of RLIMIT_NPROC excess from
 	 * set*uid() to execve() because too many poorly written programs
@@ -1798,47 +1789,43 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	 * whether NPROC limit is still exceeded.
 	 */
 	if ((current->flags & PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED) &&
-	    is_rlimit_overlimit(current_ucounts(), UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC))) {
-		retval = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out_ret;
-	}
+	    is_rlimit_overlimit(current_ucounts(), UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC)))
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	/* We're below the limit (still or again), so we don't want to make
 	 * further execve() calls fail. */
 	current->flags &= ~PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED;
 
-	bprm = alloc_bprm(fd, filename, flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(bprm)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(bprm);
-		goto out_ret;
-	}
+	CLASS(bprm, bprm)(fd, filename, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(bprm))
+		return PTR_ERR(bprm);
 
 	retval = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->argc = retval;
 
 	retval = count(envp, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->envc = retval;
 
 	retval = bprm_stack_limits(bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 
 	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->exec = bprm->p;
 
 	retval = copy_strings(bprm->envc, envp, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 
 	retval = copy_strings(bprm->argc, argv, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 
 	/*
 	 * When argv is empty, add an empty string ("") as argv[0] to
@@ -1849,133 +1836,61 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	if (bprm->argc == 0) {
 		retval = copy_string_kernel("", bprm);
 		if (retval < 0)
-			goto out_free;
+			return retval;
 		bprm->argc = 1;
 
 		pr_warn_once("process '%s' launched '%s' with NULL argv: empty string added\n",
 			     current->comm, bprm->filename);
 	}
 
-	retval = bprm_execve(bprm);
-out_free:
-	free_bprm(bprm);
-
-out_ret:
-	putname(filename);
-	return retval;
+	return bprm_execve(bprm);
 }
 
 int kernel_execve(const char *kernel_filename,
 		  const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp)
 {
-	struct filename *filename;
-	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
-	int fd = AT_FDCWD;
 	int retval;
 
 	/* It is non-sense for kernel threads to call execve */
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	filename = getname_kernel(kernel_filename);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
-	bprm = alloc_bprm(fd, filename, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(bprm)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(bprm);
-		goto out_ret;
-	}
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(kernel_filename);
+	CLASS(bprm, bprm)(AT_FDCWD, filename, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(bprm))
+		return PTR_ERR(bprm);
 
 	retval = count_strings_kernel(argv);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(retval == 0))
-		retval = -EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->argc = retval;
 
 	retval = count_strings_kernel(envp);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->envc = retval;
 
 	retval = bprm_stack_limits(bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 
 	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 	bprm->exec = bprm->p;
 
 	retval = copy_strings_kernel(bprm->envc, envp, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
+		return retval;
 
 	retval = copy_strings_kernel(bprm->argc, argv, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free;
-
-	retval = bprm_execve(bprm);
-out_free:
-	free_bprm(bprm);
-out_ret:
-	putname(filename);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-static int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
-	const char __user *const __user *__argv,
-	const char __user *const __user *__envp)
-{
-	struct user_arg_ptr argv = { .ptr.native = __argv };
-	struct user_arg_ptr envp = { .ptr.native = __envp };
-	return do_execveat_common(AT_FDCWD, filename, argv, envp, 0);
-}
-
-static int do_execveat(int fd, struct filename *filename,
-		const char __user *const __user *__argv,
-		const char __user *const __user *__envp,
-		int flags)
-{
-	struct user_arg_ptr argv = { .ptr.native = __argv };
-	struct user_arg_ptr envp = { .ptr.native = __envp };
-
-	return do_execveat_common(fd, filename, argv, envp, flags);
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-static int compat_do_execve(struct filename *filename,
-	const compat_uptr_t __user *__argv,
-	const compat_uptr_t __user *__envp)
-{
-	struct user_arg_ptr argv = {
-		.is_compat = true,
-		.ptr.compat = __argv,
-	};
-	struct user_arg_ptr envp = {
-		.is_compat = true,
-		.ptr.compat = __envp,
-	};
-	return do_execveat_common(AT_FDCWD, filename, argv, envp, 0);
-}
+		return retval;
 
-static int compat_do_execveat(int fd, struct filename *filename,
-			      const compat_uptr_t __user *__argv,
-			      const compat_uptr_t __user *__envp,
-			      int flags)
-{
-	struct user_arg_ptr argv = {
-		.is_compat = true,
-		.ptr.compat = __argv,
-	};
-	struct user_arg_ptr envp = {
-		.is_compat = true,
-		.ptr.compat = __envp,
-	};
-	return do_execveat_common(fd, filename, argv, envp, flags);
+	return bprm_execve(bprm);
 }
-#endif
 
 void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new)
 {
@@ -2001,12 +1916,19 @@ void set_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm, int value)
 	__mm_flags_set_mask_dumpable(mm, value);
 }
 
+static inline struct user_arg_ptr native_arg(const char __user *const __user *p)
+{
+	return (struct user_arg_ptr){.ptr.native = p};
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve,
 		const char __user *, filename,
 		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
 		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
-	return do_execve(getname(filename), argv, envp);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
+	return do_execveat_common(AT_FDCWD, name,
+				  native_arg(argv), native_arg(envp), 0);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(execveat,
@@ -2015,17 +1937,25 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(execveat,
 		const char __user *const __user *, envp,
 		int, flags)
 {
-	return do_execveat(fd,
-			   getname_uflags(filename, flags),
-			   argv, envp, flags);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
+	return do_execveat_common(fd, name,
+				  native_arg(argv), native_arg(envp), flags);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+
+static inline struct user_arg_ptr compat_arg(const compat_uptr_t __user *p)
+{
+	return (struct user_arg_ptr){.is_compat = true, .ptr.compat = p};
+}
+
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, filename,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user *, argv,
 	const compat_uptr_t __user *, envp)
 {
-	return compat_do_execve(getname(filename), argv, envp);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
+	return do_execveat_common(AT_FDCWD, name,
+				  compat_arg(argv), compat_arg(envp), 0);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(execveat, int, fd,
@@ -2034,9 +1964,9 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(execveat, int, fd,
 		       const compat_uptr_t __user *, envp,
 		       int,  flags)
 {
-	return compat_do_execveat(fd,
-				  getname_uflags(filename, flags),
-				  argv, envp, flags);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
+	return do_execveat_common(fd, name,
+				  compat_arg(argv), compat_arg(envp), flags);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index 3de1547ec9d4..e15bcf4b0b23 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(name_to_handle_at, int, dfd, const char __user *, name,
 		fh_flags |= EXPORT_FH_CONNECTABLE;
 
 	lookup_flags = (flag & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) ? LOOKUP_FOLLOW : 0;
-	if (flag & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
-	err = user_path_at(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, filename)(name, flag);
+	err = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (!err) {
 		err = do_sys_name_to_handle(&path, handle, mnt_id,
 					    flag & AT_HANDLE_MNT_ID_UNIQUE,
diff --git a/fs/file_attr.c b/fs/file_attr.c
index 13cdb31a3e94..42721427245a 100644
--- a/fs/file_attr.c
+++ b/fs/file_attr.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(file_getattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		unsigned int, at_flags)
 {
 	struct path filepath __free(path_put) = {};
-	struct filename *name __free(putname) = NULL;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	struct file_attr fattr;
 	struct file_kattr fa;
@@ -395,10 +394,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(file_getattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 	if (usize < FILE_ATTR_SIZE_VER0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	name = getname_maybe_null(filename, at_flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(name))
-		return PTR_ERR(name);
-
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, name)(filename, at_flags);
 	if (!name && dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
@@ -431,7 +427,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(file_setattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		unsigned int, at_flags)
 {
 	struct path filepath __free(path_put) = {};
-	struct filename *name __free(putname) = NULL;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	struct file_attr fattr;
 	struct file_kattr fa;
@@ -461,10 +456,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(file_setattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	name = getname_maybe_null(filename, at_flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(name))
-		return PTR_ERR(name);
-
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, name)(filename, at_flags);
 	if (!name && dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 95e5256821a5..0c7d2b7ac26c 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -132,24 +132,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_filesystem);
 static int fs_index(const char __user * __name)
 {
 	struct file_system_type * tmp;
-	struct filename *name;
+	char *name __free(kfree) = strndup_user(__name, PATH_MAX);
 	int err, index;
 
-	name = getname(__name);
-	err = PTR_ERR(name);
 	if (IS_ERR(name))
-		return err;
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	read_lock(&file_systems_lock);
 	for (tmp=file_systems, index=0 ; tmp ; tmp=tmp->next, index++) {
-		if (strcmp(tmp->name, name->name) == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, name) == 0) {
 			err = index;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	read_unlock(&file_systems_lock);
-	putname(name);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fsopen.c b/fs/fsopen.c
index 622ee3926cd5..614922623675 100644
--- a/fs/fsopen.c
+++ b/fs/fsopen.c
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fspick, int, dfd, const char __user *, path, unsigned int, flags
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
 	if (flags & FSPICK_NO_AUTOMOUNT)
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
-	if (flags & FSPICK_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
-	ret = user_path_at(dfd, path, lookup_flags, &target);
+	CLASS(filename_flags, filename)(path,
+			 (flags & FSPICK_EMPTY_PATH) ? LOOKUP_EMPTY : 0);
+	ret = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &target, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/fs/init.c b/fs/init.c
index e33b2690d851..33e312d74f58 100644
--- a/fs/init.c
+++ b/fs/init.c
@@ -157,110 +157,40 @@ int __init init_stat(const char *filename, struct kstat *stat, int flags)
 
 int __init init_mknod(const char *filename, umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct path path;
-	int error;
-
-	if (S_ISFIFO(mode) || S_ISSOCK(mode))
-		dev = 0;
-	else if (!(S_ISBLK(mode) || S_ISCHR(mode)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	dentry = start_creating_path(AT_FDCWD, filename, &path, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-
-	mode = mode_strip_umask(d_inode(path.dentry), mode);
-	error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, dev);
-	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_mknod(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
-				  dentry, mode, new_decode_dev(dev), NULL);
-	end_creating_path(&path, dentry);
-	return error;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(filename);
+	return filename_mknodat(AT_FDCWD, name, mode, dev);
 }
 
 int __init init_link(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
-	struct dentry *new_dentry;
-	struct path old_path, new_path;
-	struct mnt_idmap *idmap;
-	int error;
-
-	error = kern_path(oldname, 0, &old_path);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	new_dentry = start_creating_path(AT_FDCWD, newname, &new_path, 0);
-	error = PTR_ERR(new_dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(new_dentry))
-		goto out;
-
-	error = -EXDEV;
-	if (old_path.mnt != new_path.mnt)
-		goto out_dput;
-	idmap = mnt_idmap(new_path.mnt);
-	error = may_linkat(idmap, &old_path);
-	if (unlikely(error))
-		goto out_dput;
-	error = security_path_link(old_path.dentry, &new_path, new_dentry);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dput;
-	error = vfs_link(old_path.dentry, idmap, new_path.dentry->d_inode,
-			 new_dentry, NULL);
-out_dput:
-	end_creating_path(&new_path, new_dentry);
-out:
-	path_put(&old_path);
-	return error;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, new)(newname);
+	return filename_linkat(AT_FDCWD, old, AT_FDCWD, new, 0);
 }
 
 int __init init_symlink(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct path path;
-	int error;
-
-	dentry = start_creating_path(AT_FDCWD, newname, &path, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, oldname);
-	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_symlink(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
-				    dentry, oldname, NULL);
-	end_creating_path(&path, dentry);
-	return error;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, new)(newname);
+	return filename_symlinkat(old, AT_FDCWD, new);
 }
 
 int __init init_unlink(const char *pathname)
 {
-	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(pathname));
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, name);
 }
 
 int __init init_mkdir(const char *pathname, umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct path path;
-	int error;
-
-	dentry = start_creating_path(AT_FDCWD, pathname, &path,
-				     LOOKUP_DIRECTORY);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	mode = mode_strip_umask(d_inode(path.dentry), mode);
-	error = security_path_mkdir(&path, dentry, mode);
-	if (!error) {
-		dentry = vfs_mkdir(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
-				  dentry, mode, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-			error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	}
-	end_creating_path(&path, dentry);
-	return error;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_mkdirat(AT_FDCWD, name, mode);
 }
 
 int __init init_rmdir(const char *pathname)
 {
-	return do_rmdir(AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(pathname));
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_rmdir(AT_FDCWD, name);
 }
 
 int __init init_utimes(char *filename, struct timespec64 *ts)
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 5ec0dd514185..cbc384a1aa09 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -53,14 +53,15 @@ extern int finish_clean_context(struct fs_context *fc);
  */
 extern int filename_lookup(int dfd, struct filename *name, unsigned flags,
 			   struct path *path, const struct path *root);
-int do_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name);
-int do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
+int filename_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name);
+int filename_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
 int may_linkat(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *link);
-int do_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *oldname, int newdfd,
+int filename_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *oldname, int newdfd,
 		 struct filename *newname, unsigned int flags);
-int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode);
-int do_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to);
-int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
+int filename_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode);
+int filename_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode, unsigned int dev);
+int filename_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to);
+int filename_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
 			struct filename *new, int flags);
 int vfs_tmpfile(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 		const struct path *parentpath,
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ struct dentry *start_dirop(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *name,
 			   unsigned int lookup_flags);
 int lookup_noperm_common(struct qstr *qname, struct dentry *base);
 
+void __init filename_init(void);
+
 /*
  * namespace.c
  */
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ struct open_flags {
 	int intent;
 	int lookup_flags;
 };
-extern struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
+extern struct file *do_file_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 		const struct open_flags *op);
 extern struct file *do_file_open_root(const struct path *,
 		const char *, const struct open_flags *);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b28ecb699f32..8e7792de0000 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <linux/init_task.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
+#include <asm/runtime-const.h>
+
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mount.h"
 
@@ -123,27 +125,61 @@
  * PATH_MAX includes the nul terminator --RR.
  */
 
-#define EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX	(PATH_MAX - offsetof(struct filename, iname))
+/* SLAB cache for struct filename instances */
+static struct kmem_cache *__names_cache __ro_after_init;
+#define names_cache	runtime_const_ptr(__names_cache)
+
+void __init filename_init(void)
+{
+	__names_cache = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("names_cache", sizeof(struct filename), 0,
+			 SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC, offsetof(struct filename, iname),
+			 EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX, NULL);
+	runtime_const_init(ptr, __names_cache);
+}
+
+static inline struct filename *alloc_filename(void)
+{
+	return kmem_cache_alloc(names_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
 
-static inline void initname(struct filename *name, const char __user *uptr)
+static inline void free_filename(struct filename *p)
+{
+	kmem_cache_free(names_cache, p);
+}
+
+static inline void initname(struct filename *name)
 {
-	name->uptr = uptr;
 	name->aname = NULL;
-	atomic_set(&name->refcnt, 1);
+	name->refcnt = 1;
 }
 
-struct filename *
-getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags)
+static int getname_long(struct filename *name, const char __user *filename)
+{
+	int len;
+	char *p __free(kfree) = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!p))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(p, &name->iname, EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX);
+	len = strncpy_from_user(p + EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX,
+				filename + EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX,
+				PATH_MAX - EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX);
+	if (unlikely(len < 0))
+		return len;
+	if (unlikely(len == PATH_MAX - EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX))
+		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+	name->name = no_free_ptr(p);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct filename *
+do_getname(const char __user *filename, int flags, bool incomplete)
 {
 	struct filename *result;
 	char *kname;
 	int len;
 
-	result = audit_reusename(filename);
-	if (result)
-		return result;
-
-	result = __getname();
+	result = alloc_filename();
 	if (unlikely(!result))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -159,16 +195,9 @@ getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags)
 	 * Handle both empty path and copy failure in one go.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(len <= 0)) {
-		if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
-			__putname(result);
-			return ERR_PTR(len);
-		}
-
 		/* The empty path is special. */
-		if (!(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
-			__putname(result);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-		}
+		if (!len && !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY))
+			len = -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -177,44 +206,25 @@ getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags)
 	 * names_cache allocation for the pathname, and re-do the copy from
 	 * userland.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(len == EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX)) {
-		const size_t size = offsetof(struct filename, iname[1]);
-		kname = (char *)result;
-
-		/*
-		 * size is chosen that way we to guarantee that
-		 * result->iname[0] is within the same object and that
-		 * kname can't be equal to result->iname, no matter what.
-		 */
-		result = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(!result)) {
-			__putname(kname);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		result->name = kname;
-		len = strncpy_from_user(kname, filename, PATH_MAX);
-		if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
-			__putname(kname);
-			kfree(result);
-			return ERR_PTR(len);
-		}
-		/* The empty path is special. */
-		if (unlikely(!len) && !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
-			__putname(kname);
-			kfree(result);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-		}
-		if (unlikely(len == PATH_MAX)) {
-			__putname(kname);
-			kfree(result);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
-		}
+	if (unlikely(len == EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX))
+		len = getname_long(result, filename);
+	if (unlikely(len < 0)) {
+		free_filename(result);
+		return ERR_PTR(len);
 	}
-	initname(result, filename);
-	audit_getname(result);
+
+	initname(result);
+	if (likely(!incomplete))
+		audit_getname(result);
 	return result;
 }
 
+struct filename *
+getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags)
+{
+	return do_getname(filename, flags, false);
+}
+
 struct filename *getname_uflags(const char __user *filename, int uflags)
 {
 	int flags = (uflags & AT_EMPTY_PATH) ? LOOKUP_EMPTY : 0;
@@ -224,7 +234,6 @@ struct filename *getname_uflags(const char __user *filename, int uflags)
 
 struct filename *__getname_maybe_null(const char __user *pathname)
 {
-	struct filename *name;
 	char c;
 
 	/* try to save on allocations; loss on um, though */
@@ -233,45 +242,47 @@ struct filename *__getname_maybe_null(const char __user *pathname)
 	if (!c)
 		return NULL;
 
-	name = getname_flags(pathname, LOOKUP_EMPTY);
-	if (!IS_ERR(name) && !(name->name[0])) {
-		putname(name);
-		name = NULL;
-	}
-	return name;
+	CLASS(filename_flags, name)(pathname, LOOKUP_EMPTY);
+	/* empty pathname translates to NULL */
+	if (!IS_ERR(name) && !(name->name[0]))
+		return NULL;
+	return no_free_ptr(name);
 }
 
-struct filename *getname_kernel(const char * filename)
+static struct filename *do_getname_kernel(const char *filename, bool incomplete)
 {
 	struct filename *result;
 	int len = strlen(filename) + 1;
+	char *p;
 
-	result = __getname();
+	if (unlikely(len > PATH_MAX))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
+
+	result = alloc_filename();
 	if (unlikely(!result))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	if (len <= EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX) {
-		result->name = (char *)result->iname;
-	} else if (len <= PATH_MAX) {
-		const size_t size = offsetof(struct filename, iname[1]);
-		struct filename *tmp;
-
-		tmp = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(!tmp)) {
-			__putname(result);
+		p = (char *)result->iname;
+		memcpy(p, filename, len);
+	} else {
+		p = kmemdup(filename, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (unlikely(!p)) {
+			free_filename(result);
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		}
-		tmp->name = (char *)result;
-		result = tmp;
-	} else {
-		__putname(result);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 	}
-	memcpy((char *)result->name, filename, len);
-	initname(result, NULL);
-	audit_getname(result);
+	result->name = p;
+	initname(result);
+	if (likely(!incomplete))
+		audit_getname(result);
 	return result;
 }
+
+struct filename *getname_kernel(const char *filename)
+{
+	return do_getname_kernel(filename, false);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(getname_kernel);
 
 void putname(struct filename *name)
@@ -281,23 +292,64 @@ void putname(struct filename *name)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(name))
 		return;
 
-	refcnt = atomic_read(&name->refcnt);
+	refcnt = name->refcnt;
 	if (unlikely(refcnt != 1)) {
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!refcnt))
 			return;
 
-		if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&name->refcnt))
-			return;
+		name->refcnt--;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(name->name != name->iname)) {
-		__putname(name->name);
-		kfree(name);
-	} else
-		__putname(name);
+	if (unlikely(name->name != name->iname))
+		kfree(name->name);
+	free_filename(name);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(putname);
 
+static inline int __delayed_getname(struct delayed_filename *v,
+			   const char __user *string, int flags)
+{
+	v->__incomplete_filename = do_getname(string, flags, true);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(v->__incomplete_filename);
+}
+
+int delayed_getname(struct delayed_filename *v, const char __user *string)
+{
+	return __delayed_getname(v, string, 0);
+}
+
+int delayed_getname_uflags(struct delayed_filename *v, const char __user *string,
+			 int uflags)
+{
+	int flags = (uflags & AT_EMPTY_PATH) ? LOOKUP_EMPTY : 0;
+	return __delayed_getname(v, string, flags);
+}
+
+int putname_to_delayed(struct delayed_filename *v, struct filename *name)
+{
+	if (likely(name->refcnt == 1)) {
+		v->__incomplete_filename = name;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	name->refcnt--;
+	v->__incomplete_filename = do_getname_kernel(name->name, true);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(v->__incomplete_filename);
+}
+
+void dismiss_delayed_filename(struct delayed_filename *v)
+{
+	putname(no_free_ptr(v->__incomplete_filename));
+}
+
+struct filename *complete_getname(struct delayed_filename *v)
+{
+	struct filename *res = no_free_ptr(v->__incomplete_filename);
+	if (!IS_ERR(res))
+		audit_getname(res);
+	return res;
+}
+
 /**
  * check_acl - perform ACL permission checking
  * @idmap:	idmap of the mount the inode was found from
@@ -2948,7 +3000,7 @@ drop:
 struct dentry *kern_path_parent(const char *name, struct path *path)
 {
 	struct path parent_path __free(path_put) = {};
-	struct filename *filename __free(putname) = getname_kernel(name);
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
 	struct dentry *d;
 	struct qstr last;
 	int type, error;
@@ -2969,33 +3021,23 @@ struct dentry *kern_path_parent(const char *name, struct path *path)
 
 struct dentry *start_removing_path(const char *name, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname_kernel(name);
-	struct dentry *res = __start_removing_path(AT_FDCWD, filename, path);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return res;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
+	return __start_removing_path(AT_FDCWD, filename, path);
 }
 
 struct dentry *start_removing_user_path_at(int dfd,
 					   const char __user *name,
 					   struct path *path)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname(name);
-	struct dentry *res = __start_removing_path(dfd, filename, path);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return res;
+	CLASS(filename, filename)(name);
+	return __start_removing_path(dfd, filename, path);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_removing_user_path_at);
 
 int kern_path(const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname_kernel(name);
-	int ret = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags, path, NULL);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return ret;
-
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
+	return filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags, path, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_path);
 
@@ -3029,15 +3071,11 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 		    const char *name, unsigned int flags,
 		    struct path *path)
 {
-	struct filename *filename;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
 	struct path root = {.mnt = mnt, .dentry = dentry};
-	int ret;
 
-	filename = getname_kernel(name);
 	/* the first argument of filename_lookup() is ignored with root */
-	ret = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags, path, &root);
-	putname(filename);
-	return ret;
+	return filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, filename, flags, path, &root);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
 
@@ -3570,11 +3608,8 @@ int path_pts(struct path *path)
 int user_path_at(int dfd, const char __user *name, unsigned flags,
 		 struct path *path)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname_flags(name, flags);
-	int ret = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, flags, path, NULL);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return ret;
+	CLASS(filename_flags, filename)(name, flags);
+	return filename_lookup(dfd, filename, flags, path, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_at);
 
@@ -4811,13 +4846,15 @@ static struct file *path_openat(struct nameidata *nd,
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
-struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
+struct file *do_file_open(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 		const struct open_flags *op)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	int flags = op->lookup_flags;
 	struct file *filp;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
+		return ERR_CAST(pathname);
 	set_nameidata(&nd, dfd, pathname, NULL);
 	filp = path_openat(&nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU);
 	if (unlikely(filp == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD)))
@@ -4833,13 +4870,12 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(const struct path *root,
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct file *file;
-	struct filename *filename;
 	int flags = op->lookup_flags;
 
 	if (d_is_symlink(root->dentry) && op->intent & LOOKUP_OPEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
 
-	filename = getname_kernel(name);
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(name);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return ERR_CAST(filename);
 
@@ -4850,7 +4886,6 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(const struct path *root,
 	if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ESTALE)))
 		file = path_openat(&nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL);
 	restore_nameidata();
-	putname(filename);
 	return file;
 }
 
@@ -4906,11 +4941,8 @@ out:
 struct dentry *start_creating_path(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 				   struct path *path, unsigned int lookup_flags)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
-	struct dentry *res = filename_create(dfd, filename, path, lookup_flags);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return res;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(pathname);
+	return filename_create(dfd, filename, path, lookup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_creating_path);
 
@@ -4937,11 +4969,8 @@ inline struct dentry *start_creating_user_path(
 	int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 	struct path *path, unsigned int lookup_flags)
 {
-	struct filename *filename = getname(pathname);
-	struct dentry *res = filename_create(dfd, filename, path, lookup_flags);
-
-	putname(filename);
-	return res;
+	CLASS(filename, filename)(pathname);
+	return filename_create(dfd, filename, path, lookup_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_creating_user_path);
 
@@ -5084,8 +5113,8 @@ static int may_mknod(umode_t mode)
 	}
 }
 
-static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
-		unsigned int dev)
+int filename_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
+		     unsigned int dev)
 {
 	struct delegated_inode di = { };
 	struct mnt_idmap *idmap;
@@ -5096,12 +5125,11 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
 
 	error = may_mknod(mode);
 	if (error)
-		goto out1;
+		return error;
 retry:
 	dentry = filename_create(dfd, name, &path, lookup_flags);
-	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out1;
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 	error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry,
 			mode_strip_umask(path.dentry->d_inode, mode), dev);
@@ -5135,20 +5163,20 @@ out2:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out1:
-	putname(name);
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mknodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode,
 		unsigned int, dev)
 {
-	return do_mknodat(dfd, getname(filename), mode, dev);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
+	return filename_mknodat(dfd, name, mode, dev);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mknod, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode, unsigned, dev)
 {
-	return do_mknodat(AT_FDCWD, getname(filename), mode, dev);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
+	return filename_mknodat(AT_FDCWD, name, mode, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5219,7 +5247,7 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mkdir);
 
-int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode)
+int filename_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct path path;
@@ -5229,9 +5257,8 @@ int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode)
 
 retry:
 	dentry = filename_create(dfd, name, &path, lookup_flags);
-	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out_putname;
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 	error = security_path_mkdir(&path, dentry,
 			mode_strip_umask(path.dentry->d_inode, mode));
@@ -5251,19 +5278,19 @@ retry:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out_putname:
-	putname(name);
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mkdirat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname, umode_t, mode)
 {
-	return do_mkdirat(dfd, getname(pathname), mode);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_mkdirat(dfd, name, mode);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mkdir, const char __user *, pathname, umode_t, mode)
 {
-	return do_mkdirat(AT_FDCWD, getname(pathname), mode);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_mkdirat(AT_FDCWD, name, mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5326,7 +5353,7 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rmdir);
 
-int do_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name)
+int filename_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -5338,7 +5365,7 @@ int do_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name)
 retry:
 	error = filename_parentat(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, &last, &type);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit1;
+		return error;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case LAST_DOTDOT:
@@ -5380,14 +5407,13 @@ exit2:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-exit1:
-	putname(name);
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(rmdir, const char __user *, pathname)
 {
-	return do_rmdir(AT_FDCWD, getname(pathname));
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_rmdir(AT_FDCWD, name);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5469,7 +5495,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_unlink);
  * writeout happening, and we don't want to prevent access to the directory
  * while waiting on the I/O.
  */
-int do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name)
+int filename_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -5482,7 +5508,7 @@ int do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name)
 retry:
 	error = filename_parentat(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, &last, &type);
 	if (error)
-		goto exit_putname;
+		return error;
 
 	error = -EISDIR;
 	if (type != LAST_NORM)
@@ -5529,8 +5555,6 @@ exit_path_put:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-exit_putname:
-	putname(name);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -5539,14 +5563,16 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(unlinkat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname, int, flag)
 	if ((flag & ~AT_REMOVEDIR) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
 	if (flag & AT_REMOVEDIR)
-		return do_rmdir(dfd, getname(pathname));
-	return do_unlinkat(dfd, getname(pathname));
+		return filename_rmdir(dfd, name);
+	return filename_unlinkat(dfd, name);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(unlink, const char __user *, pathname)
 {
-	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, getname(pathname));
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
+	return filename_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, name);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5593,7 +5619,7 @@ int vfs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_symlink);
 
-int do_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to)
+int filename_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -5601,15 +5627,13 @@ int do_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to)
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	struct delegated_inode delegated_inode = { };
 
-	if (IS_ERR(from)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(from);
-		goto out_putnames;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(from))
+		return PTR_ERR(from);
+
 retry:
 	dentry = filename_create(newdfd, to, &path, lookup_flags);
-	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out_putnames;
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from->name);
 	if (!error)
@@ -5625,21 +5649,22 @@ retry:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out_putnames:
-	putname(to);
-	putname(from);
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(symlinkat, const char __user *, oldname,
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return do_symlinkat(getname(oldname), newdfd, getname(newname));
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_symlinkat(old, newdfd, new);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(symlink, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return do_symlinkat(getname(oldname), AT_FDCWD, getname(newname));
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_symlinkat(old, AT_FDCWD, new);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5741,9 +5766,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_link);
  * We don't follow them on the oldname either to be compatible
  * with linux 2.0, and to avoid hard-linking to directories
  * and other special files.  --ADM
- */
-int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
-	      struct filename *new, int flags)
+*/
+int filename_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old,
+		    int newdfd, struct filename *new, int flags)
 {
 	struct mnt_idmap *idmap;
 	struct dentry *new_dentry;
@@ -5752,10 +5777,8 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
 	int how = 0;
 	int error;
 
-	if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0) {
-		error = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_putnames;
-	}
+	if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	/*
 	 * To use null names we require CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH or
 	 * that the open-time creds of the dfd matches current.
@@ -5770,7 +5793,7 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, struct filename *old, int newdfd,
 retry:
 	error = filename_lookup(olddfd, old, how, &old_path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_putnames;
+		return error;
 
 	new_dentry = filename_create(newdfd, new, &new_path,
 					(how & LOOKUP_REVAL));
@@ -5806,23 +5829,22 @@ out_dput:
 	}
 out_putpath:
 	path_put(&old_path);
-out_putnames:
-	putname(old);
-	putname(new);
-
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname, int, flags)
 {
-	return do_linkat(olddfd, getname_uflags(oldname, flags),
-		newdfd, getname(newname), flags);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, old)(oldname, flags);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_linkat(olddfd, old, newdfd, new, flags);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(link, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return do_linkat(AT_FDCWD, getname(oldname), AT_FDCWD, getname(newname), 0);
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_linkat(AT_FDCWD, old, AT_FDCWD, new, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6040,8 +6062,8 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rename);
 
-int do_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *from, int newdfd,
-		 struct filename *to, unsigned int flags)
+int filename_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *from,
+		       int newdfd, struct filename *to, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct renamedata rd;
 	struct path old_path, new_path;
@@ -6050,20 +6072,20 @@ int do_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *from, int newdfd,
 	struct delegated_inode delegated_inode = { };
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	bool should_retry = false;
-	int error = -EINVAL;
+	int error;
 
 	if (flags & ~(RENAME_NOREPLACE | RENAME_EXCHANGE | RENAME_WHITEOUT))
-		goto put_names;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((flags & (RENAME_NOREPLACE | RENAME_WHITEOUT)) &&
 	    (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
-		goto put_names;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 retry:
 	error = filename_parentat(olddfd, from, lookup_flags, &old_path,
 				  &old_last, &old_type);
 	if (error)
-		goto put_names;
+		return error;
 
 	error = filename_parentat(newdfd, to, lookup_flags, &new_path, &new_last,
 				  &new_type);
@@ -6140,30 +6162,30 @@ exit1:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-put_names:
-	putname(from);
-	putname(to);
 	return error;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(renameat2, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	return do_renameat2(olddfd, getname(oldname), newdfd, getname(newname),
-				flags);
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_renameat2(olddfd, old, newdfd, new, flags);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(renameat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
 		int, newdfd, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return do_renameat2(olddfd, getname(oldname), newdfd, getname(newname),
-				0);
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_renameat2(olddfd, old, newdfd, new, 0);
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(rename, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname)
 {
-	return do_renameat2(AT_FDCWD, getname(oldname), AT_FDCWD,
-				getname(newname), 0);
+	CLASS(filename, old)(oldname);
+	CLASS(filename, new)(newname);
+	return filename_renameat2(AT_FDCWD, old, AT_FDCWD, new, 0);
 }
 
 int readlink_copy(char __user *buffer, int buflen, const char *link, int linklen)
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 0cc8c2757500..a67cbe42746d 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -3195,8 +3195,6 @@ static struct file *vfs_open_tree(int dfd, const char __user *filename, unsigned
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
 	if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we create a new mount namespace with the cloned mount tree we
@@ -3210,7 +3208,8 @@ static struct file *vfs_open_tree(int dfd, const char __user *filename, unsigned
 	if ((flags & OPEN_TREE_CLONE) && !may_mount())
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
-	ret = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
+	ret = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
@@ -4528,8 +4527,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(move_mount,
 {
 	struct path to_path __free(path_put) = {};
 	struct path from_path __free(path_put) = {};
-	struct filename *to_name __free(putname) = NULL;
-	struct filename *from_name __free(putname) = NULL;
 	unsigned int lflags, uflags;
 	enum mnt_tree_flags_t mflags = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -4551,10 +4548,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(move_mount,
 	if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_T_EMPTY_PATH)
 		uflags = AT_EMPTY_PATH;
 
-	to_name = getname_maybe_null(to_pathname, uflags);
-	if (IS_ERR(to_name))
-		return PTR_ERR(to_name);
-
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null,to_name)(to_pathname, uflags);
 	if (!to_name && to_dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd_raw, f_to)(to_dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f_to))
@@ -4577,10 +4571,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(move_mount,
 	if (flags & MOVE_MOUNT_F_EMPTY_PATH)
 		uflags = AT_EMPTY_PATH;
 
-	from_name = getname_maybe_null(from_pathname, uflags);
-	if (IS_ERR(from_name))
-		return PTR_ERR(from_name);
-
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null,from_name)(from_pathname, uflags);
 	if (!from_name && from_dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd_raw, f_from)(from_dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f_from))
@@ -5116,8 +5107,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount_setattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, path,
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
 	if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
 	kattr = (struct mount_kattr) {
 		.lookup_flags	= lookup_flags,
@@ -5130,7 +5119,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount_setattr, int, dfd, const char __user *, path,
 	if (err <= 0)
 		return err;
 
-	err = user_path_at(dfd, path, kattr.lookup_flags, &target);
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(path, flags);
+	err = filename_lookup(dfd, name, kattr.lookup_flags, &target, NULL);
 	if (!err) {
 		err = do_mount_setattr(&target, &kattr);
 		path_put(&target);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/dir.c b/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
index b66438e34bbb..596f8c62f033 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/dir.c
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ static int ntfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	name = __getname();
+	name = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ static int ntfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 out:
 
-	__putname(name);
+	kfree(name);
 	put_indx_node(node);
 
 	if (err == 1) {
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c b/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
index 5f138f715835..bd67ba7b5015 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ int ntfs_set_label(struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi, u8 *label, int len)
 	u32 uni_bytes;
 	struct ntfs_inode *ni = sbi->volume.ni;
 	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	struct cpu_str *uni = __getname();
+	struct cpu_str *uni = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!uni)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2671,6 +2671,6 @@ unlock_out:
 		err = _ni_write_inode(&ni->vfs_inode, 0);
 
 out:
-	__putname(uni);
+	kfree(uni);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
index 0a9ac5efeb67..edfb973e4e82 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/inode.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ int ntfs_create_inode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 		fa |= FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY;
 
 	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	new_de = kmem_cache_zalloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_de = kzalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_de) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out1;
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ out3:
 	ntfs_mark_rec_free(sbi, ino, false);
 
 out2:
-	__putname(new_de);
+	kfree(new_de);
 	kfree(rp);
 
 out1:
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ int ntfs_link_inode(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct NTFS_DE *de;
 
 	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	de = kmem_cache_zalloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	de = kzalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ int ntfs_link_inode(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	err = ni_add_name(ntfs_i(d_inode(dentry->d_parent)), ni, de);
 out:
-	__putname(de);
+	kfree(de);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1760,8 +1760,7 @@ int ntfs_unlink_inode(struct inode *dir, const struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (ntfs_is_meta_file(sbi, ni->mi.rno))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	de = kmem_cache_zalloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	de = kzalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1797,7 +1796,7 @@ int ntfs_unlink_inode(struct inode *dir, const struct dentry *dentry)
 
 out:
 	ni_unlock(ni);
-	__putname(de);
+	kfree(de);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/namei.c b/fs/ntfs3/namei.c
index 3b24ca02de61..b2af8f695e60 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/namei.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static struct dentry *ntfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				  u32 flags)
 {
 	struct ntfs_inode *ni = ntfs_i(dir);
-	struct cpu_str *uni = __getname();
+	struct cpu_str *uni = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static struct dentry *ntfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			inode = dir_search_u(dir, uni, NULL);
 			ni_unlock(ni);
 		}
-		__putname(uni);
+		kfree(uni);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ static int ntfs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	de = __getname();
+	de = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!de)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ static int ntfs_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	ni_unlock(ni);
 	ni_unlock(dir_ni);
 out:
-	__putname(de);
+	kfree(de);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ static int ntfs_d_hash(const struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *name)
 	/*
 	 * Try slow way with current upcase table
 	 */
-	uni = kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	uni = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!uni)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ static int ntfs_d_hash(const struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *name)
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
-	kmem_cache_free(names_cachep, uni);
+	kfree(uni);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ static int ntfs_d_compare(const struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int len1,
 	 * Try slow way with current upcase table
 	 */
 	sbi = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
-	uni1 = __getname();
+	uni1 = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!uni1)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ static int ntfs_d_compare(const struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int len1,
 	ret = !ntfs_cmp_names_cpu(uni1, uni2, sbi->upcase, false) ? 0 : 1;
 
 out:
-	__putname(uni1);
+	kfree(uni1);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
index 37a69a75ce68..b96e6ac90e9f 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
@@ -556,8 +556,7 @@ struct posix_acl *ntfs_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (unlikely(is_bad_ni(ni)))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	/* Allocate PATH_MAX bytes. */
-	buf = __getname();
+	buf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -588,7 +587,7 @@ struct posix_acl *ntfs_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!IS_ERR(acl))
 		set_cached_acl(inode, type, acl);
 
-	__putname(buf);
+	kfree(buf);
 
 	return acl;
 }
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 74c4c1462b3e..91f1139591ab 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -135,15 +135,16 @@ int do_sys_truncate(const char __user *pathname, loff_t length)
 	if (length < 0)	/* sorry, but loff_t says... */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+	error = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = vfs_truncate(&path, length);
 		path_put(&path);
-	}
-	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
-		goto retry;
+		if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
+			lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
+			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -477,8 +478,6 @@ static int do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode, int flag
 
 	if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
 		lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
 	if (access_need_override_creds(flags)) {
 		old_cred = access_override_creds();
@@ -486,8 +485,9 @@ static int do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode, int flag
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
 retry:
-	res = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+	res = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (res)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -554,24 +554,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(chdir, const char __user *, filename)
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
-
-	error = path_permission(&path, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
-	if (error)
-		goto dput_and_out;
-
-	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
-
-dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&path);
-	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
-		goto retry;
+	error = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
+	if (!error) {
+		error = path_permission(&path, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
+		if (!error)
+			set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
+		path_put(&path);
+		if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
+			lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
+			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
-out:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -597,10 +592,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(chroot, const char __user *, filename)
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+	error = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
 	error = path_permission(&path, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
 	if (error)
@@ -610,18 +606,14 @@ retry:
 	if (!ns_capable(current_user_ns(), CAP_SYS_CHROOT))
 		goto dput_and_out;
 	error = security_path_chroot(&path);
-	if (error)
-		goto dput_and_out;
-
-	set_fs_root(current->fs, &path);
-	error = 0;
+	if (!error)
+		set_fs_root(current->fs, &path);
 dput_and_out:
 	path_put(&path);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -685,11 +677,9 @@ static int do_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, umode_t mode,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lookup_flags = (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
-
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+	error = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = chmod_common(&path, mode);
 		path_put(&path);
@@ -800,31 +790,28 @@ int do_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user, gid_t group,
 		int flag)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	int error = -EINVAL;
+	int error;
 	int lookup_flags;
 
 	if ((flag & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lookup_flags = (flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flag & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flag);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
-	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_release;
-	error = chown_common(&path, user, group);
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
-out_release:
-	path_put(&path);
-	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
-		goto retry;
+	error = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
+	if (!error) {
+		error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
+		if (!error) {
+			error = chown_common(&path, user, group);
+			mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
+		}
+		path_put(&path);
+		if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
+			lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
+			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
-out:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1334,7 +1321,7 @@ struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *name, int flags, umode_t mode)
 	int err = build_open_flags(&how, &op);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	return do_filp_open(AT_FDCWD, name, &op);
+	return do_file_open(AT_FDCWD, name, &op);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1350,14 +1337,8 @@ struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *name, int flags, umode_t mode)
  */
 struct file *filp_open(const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct filename *name = getname_kernel(filename);
-	struct file *file = ERR_CAST(name);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR(name)) {
-		file = file_open_name(name, flags, mode);
-		putname(name);
-	}
-	return file;
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, name)(filename);
+	return file_open_name(name, flags, mode);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open);
 
@@ -1377,18 +1358,12 @@ static int do_sys_openat2(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			  struct open_how *how)
 {
 	struct open_flags op;
-	struct filename *tmp __free(putname) = NULL;
-	int err;
-
-	err = build_open_flags(how, &op);
+	int err = build_open_flags(how, &op);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
-	tmp = getname(filename);
-	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
-		return PTR_ERR(tmp);
-
-	return FD_ADD(how->flags, do_filp_open(dfd, tmp, &op));
+	CLASS(filename, name)(filename);
+	return FD_ADD(how->flags, do_file_open(dfd, name, &op));
 }
 
 int do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
diff --git a/fs/quota/quota.c b/fs/quota/quota.c
index 7c2b75a44485..ed906725e183 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static struct super_block *quotactl_block(const char __user *special, int cmd)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct filename *tmp = getname(special);
+	CLASS(filename, tmp)(special);
 	bool excl = false, thawed = false;
 	int error;
 	dev_t dev;
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ static struct super_block *quotactl_block(const char __user *special, int cmd)
 	if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 		return ERR_CAST(tmp);
 	error = lookup_bdev(tmp->name, &dev);
-	putname(tmp);
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index b8e648b8300f..fd0a5b2fb6c1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 				 struct path *path, bool for_remove)
 {
 	struct qstr last;
-	struct filename *filename __free(putname) = NULL;
 	const struct path *root_share_path = &share_conf->vfs_path;
 	int err, type;
 	struct dentry *d;
@@ -66,10 +65,7 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 		flags |= LOOKUP_BENEATH;
 	}
 
-	filename = getname_kernel(pathname);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(filename);
-
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, filename)(pathname);
 	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
 				     path, &last, &type,
 				     root_share_path);
@@ -667,7 +663,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_rename(struct ksmbd_work *work, const struct path *old_path,
 	struct path new_path;
 	struct qstr new_last;
 	struct renamedata rd;
-	struct filename *to;
 	struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf = work->tcon->share_conf;
 	struct ksmbd_file *parent_fp;
 	int new_type;
@@ -676,11 +671,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_rename(struct ksmbd_work *work, const struct path *old_path,
 	if (ksmbd_override_fsids(work))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	to = getname_kernel(newname);
-	if (IS_ERR(to)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(to);
-		goto revert_fsids;
-	}
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, to)(newname);
 
 retry:
 	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(to, lookup_flags | LOOKUP_BENEATH,
@@ -739,8 +730,6 @@ out2:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 out1:
-	putname(to);
-revert_fsids:
 	ksmbd_revert_fsids(work);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 6c79661e1b96..89909746bed1 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -365,17 +365,13 @@ retry:
 int vfs_fstatat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			      struct kstat *stat, int flags)
 {
-	int ret;
-	int statx_flags = flags | AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT;
-	struct filename *name = getname_maybe_null(filename, flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, name)(filename, flags);
 
 	if (!name && dfd >= 0)
 		return vfs_fstat(dfd, stat);
 
-	ret = vfs_statx(dfd, name, statx_flags, stat, STATX_BASIC_STATS);
-	putname(name);
-
-	return ret;
+	return vfs_statx(dfd, name, flags | AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT,
+			 stat, STATX_BASIC_STATS);
 }
 
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_OLD_STAT
@@ -564,20 +560,17 @@ static int do_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 			 char __user *buf, int bufsiz)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	struct filename *name;
 	int error;
-	unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_EMPTY;
+	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 
 	if (bufsiz <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	CLASS(filename_flags, name)(pathname, LOOKUP_EMPTY);
 retry:
-	name = getname_flags(pathname, lookup_flags);
 	error = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
-	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		putname(name);
+	if (unlikely(error))
 		return error;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * AFS mountpoints allow readlink(2) but are not symlinks
@@ -593,7 +586,6 @@ retry:
 		error = (name->name[0] == '\0') ? -ENOENT : -EINVAL;
 	}
 	path_put(&path);
-	putname(name);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
@@ -814,16 +806,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(statx,
 		unsigned int, mask,
 		struct statx __user *, buffer)
 {
-	int ret;
-	struct filename *name = getname_maybe_null(filename, flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, name)(filename, flags);
 
 	if (!name && dfd >= 0)
 		return do_statx_fd(dfd, flags & ~AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT, mask, buffer);
 
-	ret = do_statx(dfd, name, flags, mask, buffer);
-	putname(name);
-
-	return ret;
+	return do_statx(dfd, name, flags, mask, buffer);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_COMPAT) && defined(__ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_STAT)
diff --git a/fs/statfs.c b/fs/statfs.c
index a45ac85e6048..377bcef7a561 100644
--- a/fs/statfs.c
+++ b/fs/statfs.c
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ int user_statfs(const char __user *pathname, struct kstatfs *st)
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
+	CLASS(filename, name)(pathname);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+	error = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = vfs_statfs(&path, st);
 		path_put(&path);
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index 86f8ce8cd6b1..e22664e4115f 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <linux/filelock.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 
 static bool nsec_valid(long nsec)
 {
@@ -89,21 +90,18 @@ static int do_utimes_path(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 
 	if (!(flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW))
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
+	CLASS(filename_uflags, name)(filename, flags);
 retry:
-	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
+	error = filename_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-
 	error = vfs_utimes(&path, times);
 	path_put(&path);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 32d445fb60aa..3e49e612e1ba 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ int file_setxattr(struct file *f, struct kernel_xattr_ctx *ctx)
 	return error;
 }
 
-/* unconditionally consumes filename */
 int filename_setxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 		      unsigned int lookup_flags, struct kernel_xattr_ctx *ctx)
 {
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@ int filename_setxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 retry:
 	error = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = do_setxattr(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry, ctx);
@@ -670,9 +669,6 @@ retry:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-
-out:
-	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -688,7 +684,6 @@ static int path_setxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 		.kname	= &kname,
 		.flags	= flags,
 	};
-	struct filename *filename;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
 	int error;
 
@@ -702,7 +697,7 @@ static int path_setxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	filename = getname_maybe_null(pathname, at_flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, filename)(pathname, at_flags);
 	if (!filename && dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
@@ -804,7 +799,6 @@ ssize_t file_getxattr(struct file *f, struct kernel_xattr_ctx *ctx)
 	return do_getxattr(file_mnt_idmap(f), f->f_path.dentry, ctx);
 }
 
-/* unconditionally consumes filename */
 ssize_t filename_getxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 			  unsigned int lookup_flags, struct kernel_xattr_ctx *ctx)
 {
@@ -813,15 +807,13 @@ ssize_t filename_getxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 retry:
 	error = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	error = do_getxattr(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry, ctx);
 	path_put(&path);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out:
-	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -836,7 +828,6 @@ static ssize_t path_getxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 		.kname    = &kname,
 		.flags    = 0,
 	};
-	struct filename *filename;
 	ssize_t error;
 
 	if ((at_flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
@@ -846,7 +837,7 @@ static ssize_t path_getxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	filename = getname_maybe_null(pathname, at_flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, filename)(pathname, at_flags);
 	if (!filename && dfd >= 0) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
@@ -943,7 +934,6 @@ ssize_t file_listxattr(struct file *f, char __user *list, size_t size)
 	return listxattr(f->f_path.dentry, list, size);
 }
 
-/* unconditionally consumes filename */
 static
 ssize_t filename_listxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 			   unsigned int lookup_flags,
@@ -954,15 +944,13 @@ ssize_t filename_listxattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 retry:
 	error = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	error = listxattr(path.dentry, list, size);
 	path_put(&path);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out:
-	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -970,13 +958,12 @@ static ssize_t path_listxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 				unsigned int at_flags, char __user *list,
 				size_t size)
 {
-	struct filename *filename;
 	int lookup_flags;
 
 	if ((at_flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	filename = getname_maybe_null(pathname, at_flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, filename)(pathname, at_flags);
 	if (!filename) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
@@ -1036,7 +1023,6 @@ static int file_removexattr(struct file *f, struct xattr_name *kname)
 	return error;
 }
 
-/* unconditionally consumes filename */
 static int filename_removexattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 				unsigned int lookup_flags, struct xattr_name *kname)
 {
@@ -1046,7 +1032,7 @@ static int filename_removexattr(int dfd, struct filename *filename,
 retry:
 	error = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
 	if (!error) {
 		error = removexattr(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry, kname->name);
@@ -1057,8 +1043,6 @@ retry:
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}
-out:
-	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1066,7 +1050,6 @@ static int path_removexattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 			      unsigned int at_flags, const char __user *name)
 {
 	struct xattr_name kname;
-	struct filename *filename;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1077,7 +1060,7 @@ static int path_removexattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	filename = getname_maybe_null(pathname, at_flags);
+	CLASS(filename_maybe_null, filename)(pathname, at_flags);
 	if (!filename) {
 		CLASS(fd, f)(dfd);
 		if (fd_empty(f))
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 8ca130af301f..eeb070f330bd 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@
 #define RUNTIME_CONST_VARIABLES						\
 		RUNTIME_CONST(shift, d_hash_shift)			\
 		RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, dentry_hashtable)			\
-		RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __dentry_cache)
+		RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __dentry_cache)			\
+		RUNTIME_CONST(ptr, __names_cache)
 
 /* Alignment must be consistent with (kunit_suite *) in include/kunit/test.h */
 #define KUNIT_TABLE()							\
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 04d16895c56a..a5be09c8497a 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ extern void __audit_uring_exit(int success, long code);
 extern void __audit_syscall_entry(int major, unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
 				  unsigned long a2, unsigned long a3);
 extern void __audit_syscall_exit(int ret_success, long ret_value);
-extern struct filename *__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr);
 extern void __audit_getname(struct filename *name);
 extern void __audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry *dentry,
 				unsigned int flags);
@@ -382,12 +381,6 @@ static inline void audit_syscall_exit(void *pt_regs)
 		__audit_syscall_exit(success, return_code);
 	}
 }
-static inline struct filename *audit_reusename(const __user char *name)
-{
-	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		return __audit_reusename(name);
-	return NULL;
-}
 static inline void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
@@ -626,10 +619,6 @@ static inline struct audit_context *audit_context(void)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-static inline struct filename *audit_reusename(const __user char *name)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
 static inline void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 { }
 static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name,
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 73911f961c7e..2e4d1e8b0e71 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2418,14 +2418,19 @@ extern struct kobject *fs_kobj;
 
 /* fs/open.c */
 struct audit_names;
-struct filename {
+
+struct __filename_head {
 	const char		*name;	/* pointer to actual string */
-	const __user char	*uptr;	/* original userland pointer */
-	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	int			refcnt;
 	struct audit_names	*aname;
-	const char		iname[];
+};
+#define EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX	(192 - sizeof(struct __filename_head))
+struct filename {
+	struct __filename_head;
+	const char		iname[EMBEDDED_NAME_MAX];
 };
 static_assert(offsetof(struct filename, iname) % sizeof(long) == 0);
+static_assert(sizeof(struct filename) % 64 == 0);
 
 static inline struct mnt_idmap *file_mnt_idmap(const struct file *file)
 {
@@ -2520,11 +2525,23 @@ static inline struct filename *getname_maybe_null(const char __user *name, int f
 extern void putname(struct filename *name);
 DEFINE_FREE(putname, struct filename *, if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(_T)) putname(_T))
 
-static inline struct filename *refname(struct filename *name)
-{
-	atomic_inc(&name->refcnt);
-	return name;
-}
+struct delayed_filename {
+	struct filename *__incomplete_filename;	// don't touch
+};
+#define INIT_DELAYED_FILENAME(ptr) \
+	((void)(*(ptr) = (struct delayed_filename){}))
+int delayed_getname(struct delayed_filename *, const char __user *);
+int delayed_getname_uflags(struct delayed_filename *v, const char __user *, int);
+void dismiss_delayed_filename(struct delayed_filename *);
+int putname_to_delayed(struct delayed_filename *, struct filename *);
+struct filename *complete_getname(struct delayed_filename *);
+
+DEFINE_CLASS(filename, struct filename *, putname(_T), getname(p), const char __user *p)
+EXTEND_CLASS(filename, _kernel, getname_kernel(p), const char *p)
+EXTEND_CLASS(filename, _flags, getname_flags(p, f), const char __user *p, unsigned int f)
+EXTEND_CLASS(filename, _uflags, getname_uflags(p, f), const char __user *p, unsigned int f)
+EXTEND_CLASS(filename, _maybe_null, getname_maybe_null(p, f), const char __user *p, unsigned int f)
+EXTEND_CLASS(filename, _complete_delayed, complete_getname(p), struct delayed_filename *p)
 
 extern int finish_open(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
 			int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *));
@@ -2543,10 +2560,8 @@ static inline int finish_open_simple(struct file *file, int error)
 extern void __init vfs_caches_init_early(void);
 extern void __init vfs_caches_init(void);
 
-extern struct kmem_cache *names_cachep;
-
-#define __getname()		kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, GFP_KERNEL)
-#define __putname(name)		kmem_cache_free(names_cachep, (void *)(name))
+#define __getname()		kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL)
+#define __putname(name)		kfree(name)
 
 void emergency_thaw_all(void);
 extern int sync_filesystem(struct super_block *);
diff --git a/io_uring/fs.c b/io_uring/fs.c
index 37079a414eab..d0580c754bf8 100644
--- a/io_uring/fs.c
+++ b/io_uring/fs.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ struct io_rename {
 	struct file			*file;
 	int				old_dfd;
 	int				new_dfd;
-	struct filename			*oldpath;
-	struct filename			*newpath;
+	struct delayed_filename		oldpath;
+	struct delayed_filename		newpath;
 	int				flags;
 };
 
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ struct io_unlink {
 	struct file			*file;
 	int				dfd;
 	int				flags;
-	struct filename			*filename;
+	struct delayed_filename		filename;
 };
 
 struct io_mkdir {
 	struct file			*file;
 	int				dfd;
 	umode_t				mode;
-	struct filename			*filename;
+	struct delayed_filename		filename;
 };
 
 struct io_link {
 	struct file			*file;
 	int				old_dfd;
 	int				new_dfd;
-	struct filename			*oldpath;
-	struct filename			*newpath;
+	struct delayed_filename		oldpath;
+	struct delayed_filename		newpath;
 	int				flags;
 };
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int io_renameat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_rename *ren = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_rename);
 	const char __user *oldf, *newf;
+	int err;
 
 	if (sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -63,14 +64,14 @@ int io_renameat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	ren->new_dfd = READ_ONCE(sqe->len);
 	ren->flags = READ_ONCE(sqe->rename_flags);
 
-	ren->oldpath = getname(oldf);
-	if (IS_ERR(ren->oldpath))
-		return PTR_ERR(ren->oldpath);
+	err = delayed_getname(&ren->oldpath, oldf);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
-	ren->newpath = getname(newf);
-	if (IS_ERR(ren->newpath)) {
-		putname(ren->oldpath);
-		return PTR_ERR(ren->newpath);
+	err = delayed_getname(&ren->newpath, newf);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		dismiss_delayed_filename(&ren->oldpath);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
@@ -81,12 +82,14 @@ int io_renameat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_renameat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_rename *ren = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_rename);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, old)(&ren->oldpath);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, new)(&ren->newpath);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = do_renameat2(ren->old_dfd, ren->oldpath, ren->new_dfd,
-				ren->newpath, ren->flags);
+	ret = filename_renameat2(ren->old_dfd, old,
+				 ren->new_dfd, new, ren->flags);
 
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
@@ -97,14 +100,15 @@ void io_renameat_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_rename *ren = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_rename);
 
-	putname(ren->oldpath);
-	putname(ren->newpath);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&ren->oldpath);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&ren->newpath);
 }
 
 int io_unlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_unlink *un = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_unlink);
 	const char __user *fname;
+	int err;
 
 	if (sqe->off || sqe->len || sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -118,9 +122,9 @@ int io_unlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	fname = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
-	un->filename = getname(fname);
-	if (IS_ERR(un->filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(un->filename);
+	err = delayed_getname(&un->filename, fname);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC;
@@ -130,14 +134,15 @@ int io_unlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_unlinkat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_unlink *un = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_unlink);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&un->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
 	if (un->flags & AT_REMOVEDIR)
-		ret = do_rmdir(un->dfd, un->filename);
+		ret = filename_rmdir(un->dfd, name);
 	else
-		ret = do_unlinkat(un->dfd, un->filename);
+		ret = filename_unlinkat(un->dfd, name);
 
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
@@ -148,13 +153,14 @@ void io_unlinkat_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_unlink *ul = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_unlink);
 
-	putname(ul->filename);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&ul->filename);
 }
 
 int io_mkdirat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_mkdir *mkd = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_mkdir);
 	const char __user *fname;
+	int err;
 
 	if (sqe->off || sqe->rw_flags || sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -165,9 +171,9 @@ int io_mkdirat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	mkd->mode = READ_ONCE(sqe->len);
 
 	fname = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
-	mkd->filename = getname(fname);
-	if (IS_ERR(mkd->filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(mkd->filename);
+	err = delayed_getname(&mkd->filename, fname);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC;
@@ -177,11 +183,12 @@ int io_mkdirat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_mkdirat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_mkdir *mkd = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_mkdir);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&mkd->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = do_mkdirat(mkd->dfd, mkd->filename, mkd->mode);
+	ret = filename_mkdirat(mkd->dfd, name, mkd->mode);
 
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
@@ -192,13 +199,14 @@ void io_mkdirat_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_mkdir *md = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_mkdir);
 
-	putname(md->filename);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&md->filename);
 }
 
 int io_symlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_link *sl = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
 	const char __user *oldpath, *newpath;
+	int err;
 
 	if (sqe->len || sqe->rw_flags || sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -209,14 +217,14 @@ int io_symlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	oldpath = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
 	newpath = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 
-	sl->oldpath = getname(oldpath);
-	if (IS_ERR(sl->oldpath))
-		return PTR_ERR(sl->oldpath);
+	err = delayed_getname(&sl->oldpath, oldpath);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
-	sl->newpath = getname(newpath);
-	if (IS_ERR(sl->newpath)) {
-		putname(sl->oldpath);
-		return PTR_ERR(sl->newpath);
+	err = delayed_getname(&sl->newpath, newpath);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		dismiss_delayed_filename(&sl->oldpath);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
@@ -227,11 +235,13 @@ int io_symlinkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_symlinkat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_link *sl = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, old)(&sl->oldpath);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, new)(&sl->newpath);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = do_symlinkat(sl->oldpath, sl->new_dfd, sl->newpath);
+	ret = filename_symlinkat(old, sl->new_dfd, new);
 
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
@@ -242,6 +252,7 @@ int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_link *lnk = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
 	const char __user *oldf, *newf;
+	int err;
 
 	if (sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -254,14 +265,14 @@ int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	newf = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 	lnk->flags = READ_ONCE(sqe->hardlink_flags);
 
-	lnk->oldpath = getname_uflags(oldf, lnk->flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(lnk->oldpath))
-		return PTR_ERR(lnk->oldpath);
+	err = delayed_getname_uflags(&lnk->oldpath, oldf, lnk->flags);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
-	lnk->newpath = getname(newf);
-	if (IS_ERR(lnk->newpath)) {
-		putname(lnk->oldpath);
-		return PTR_ERR(lnk->newpath);
+	err = delayed_getname(&lnk->newpath, newf);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		dismiss_delayed_filename(&lnk->oldpath);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
@@ -272,12 +283,13 @@ int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_linkat(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_link *lnk = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, old)(&lnk->oldpath);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, new)(&lnk->newpath);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = do_linkat(lnk->old_dfd, lnk->oldpath, lnk->new_dfd,
-				lnk->newpath, lnk->flags);
+	ret = filename_linkat(lnk->old_dfd, old, lnk->new_dfd, new, lnk->flags);
 
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
@@ -288,6 +300,6 @@ void io_link_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_link *sl = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_link);
 
-	putname(sl->oldpath);
-	putname(sl->newpath);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&sl->oldpath);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&sl->newpath);
 }
diff --git a/io_uring/openclose.c b/io_uring/openclose.c
index 15dde9bd6ff6..c09dd14108ed 100644
--- a/io_uring/openclose.c
+++ b/io_uring/openclose.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct io_open {
 	struct file			*file;
 	int				dfd;
 	u32				file_slot;
-	struct filename			*filename;
+	struct delayed_filename		filename;
 	struct open_how			how;
 	unsigned long			nofile;
 };
@@ -67,12 +67,9 @@ static int __io_openat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe
 
 	open->dfd = READ_ONCE(sqe->fd);
 	fname = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
-	open->filename = getname(fname);
-	if (IS_ERR(open->filename)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(open->filename);
-		open->filename = NULL;
+	ret = delayed_getname(&open->filename, fname);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
-	}
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 
 	open->file_slot = READ_ONCE(sqe->file_index);
@@ -121,6 +118,7 @@ int io_openat2(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	struct file *file;
 	bool resolve_nonblock, nonblock_set;
 	bool fixed = !!open->file_slot;
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&open->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = build_open_flags(&open->how, &op);
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ int io_openat2(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	file = do_filp_open(open->dfd, open->filename, &op);
+	file = do_file_open(open->dfd, name, &op);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		/*
 		 * We could hang on to this 'fd' on retrying, but seems like
@@ -152,9 +150,13 @@ int io_openat2(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 
 		ret = PTR_ERR(file);
 		/* only retry if RESOLVE_CACHED wasn't already set by application */
-		if (ret == -EAGAIN &&
-		    (!resolve_nonblock && (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK)))
-			return -EAGAIN;
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN && !resolve_nonblock &&
+		    (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK)) {
+			ret = putname_to_delayed(&open->filename,
+						 no_free_ptr(name));
+			if (likely(!ret))
+				return -EAGAIN;
+		}
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -167,7 +169,6 @@ int io_openat2(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		ret = io_fixed_fd_install(req, issue_flags, file,
 						open->file_slot);
 err:
-	putname(open->filename);
 	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	if (ret < 0)
 		req_set_fail(req);
@@ -184,8 +185,7 @@ void io_open_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_open *open = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_open);
 
-	if (open->filename)
-		putname(open->filename);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&open->filename);
 }
 
 int __io_close_fixed(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned int issue_flags,
diff --git a/io_uring/statx.c b/io_uring/statx.c
index 5111e9befbfe..7bcae4a6c4a3 100644
--- a/io_uring/statx.c
+++ b/io_uring/statx.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct io_statx {
 	int				dfd;
 	unsigned int			mask;
 	unsigned int			flags;
-	struct filename			*filename;
+	struct delayed_filename		filename;
 	struct statx __user		*buffer;
 };
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ int io_statx_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 {
 	struct io_statx *sx = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_statx);
 	const char __user *path;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -36,14 +37,10 @@ int io_statx_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	sx->buffer = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 	sx->flags = READ_ONCE(sqe->statx_flags);
 
-	sx->filename = getname_uflags(path, sx->flags);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(sx->filename)) {
-		int ret = PTR_ERR(sx->filename);
+	ret = delayed_getname_uflags(&sx->filename, path, sx->flags);
 
-		sx->filename = NULL;
+	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC;
@@ -53,11 +50,12 @@ int io_statx_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 int io_statx(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_statx *sx = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_statx);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&sx->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = do_statx(sx->dfd, sx->filename, sx->flags, sx->mask, sx->buffer);
+	ret = do_statx(sx->dfd, name, sx->flags, sx->mask, sx->buffer);
 	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
 	return IOU_COMPLETE;
 }
@@ -66,6 +64,5 @@ void io_statx_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_statx *sx = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_statx);
 
-	if (sx->filename)
-		putname(sx->filename);
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&sx->filename);
 }
diff --git a/io_uring/xattr.c b/io_uring/xattr.c
index 322b94ff9e4b..ba2b98cf13f9 100644
--- a/io_uring/xattr.c
+++ b/io_uring/xattr.c
@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@
 struct io_xattr {
 	struct file			*file;
 	struct kernel_xattr_ctx		ctx;
-	struct filename			*filename;
+	struct delayed_filename		filename;
 };
 
 void io_xattr_cleanup(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_xattr *ix = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_xattr);
 
-	if (ix->filename)
-		putname(ix->filename);
-
+	dismiss_delayed_filename(&ix->filename);
 	kfree(ix->ctx.kname);
 	kvfree(ix->ctx.kvalue);
 }
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ static int __io_getxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	const char __user *name;
 	int ret;
 
-	ix->filename = NULL;
+	INIT_DELAYED_FILENAME(&ix->filename);
 	ix->ctx.kvalue = NULL;
 	name = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
 	ix->ctx.value = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
@@ -93,11 +91,7 @@ int io_getxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 
 	path = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr3));
 
-	ix->filename = getname(path);
-	if (IS_ERR(ix->filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(ix->filename);
-
-	return 0;
+	return delayed_getname(&ix->filename, path);
 }
 
 int io_fgetxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
@@ -115,12 +109,12 @@ int io_fgetxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 int io_getxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_xattr *ix = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_xattr);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&ix->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = filename_getxattr(AT_FDCWD, ix->filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &ix->ctx);
-	ix->filename = NULL;
+	ret = filename_getxattr(AT_FDCWD, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &ix->ctx);
 	io_xattr_finish(req, ret);
 	return IOU_COMPLETE;
 }
@@ -132,7 +126,7 @@ static int __io_setxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	const char __user *name;
 	int ret;
 
-	ix->filename = NULL;
+	INIT_DELAYED_FILENAME(&ix->filename);
 	name = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
 	ix->ctx.cvalue = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 	ix->ctx.kvalue = NULL;
@@ -169,11 +163,7 @@ int io_setxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 
 	path = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr3));
 
-	ix->filename = getname(path);
-	if (IS_ERR(ix->filename))
-		return PTR_ERR(ix->filename);
-
-	return 0;
+	return delayed_getname(&ix->filename, path);
 }
 
 int io_fsetxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
@@ -196,12 +186,12 @@ int io_fsetxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 int io_setxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_xattr *ix = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_xattr);
+	CLASS(filename_complete_delayed, name)(&ix->filename);
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK);
 
-	ret = filename_setxattr(AT_FDCWD, ix->filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &ix->ctx);
-	ix->filename = NULL;
+	ret = filename_setxattr(AT_FDCWD, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &ix->ctx);
 	io_xattr_finish(req, ret);
 	return IOU_COMPLETE;
 }
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index c4f6d65596cf..53a58f9ba01f 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -912,13 +912,12 @@ static struct file *mqueue_file_open(struct filename *name,
 static int do_mq_open(const char __user *u_name, int oflag, umode_t mode,
 		      struct mq_attr *attr)
 {
-	struct filename *name __free(putname) = NULL;;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns->mq_mnt;
 	int fd, ro;
 
 	audit_mq_open(oflag, mode, attr);
 
-	name = getname(u_name);
+	CLASS(filename, name)(u_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(name))
 		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
@@ -942,20 +941,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(mq_open, const char __user *, u_name, int, oflag, umode_t, mode,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct filename *name;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ipc_namespace *ipc_ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = ipc_ns->mq_mnt;
+	CLASS(filename, name)(u_name);
 
-	name = getname(u_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(name))
 		return PTR_ERR(name);
 
 	audit_inode_parent_hidden(name, mnt->mnt_root);
 	err = mnt_want_write(mnt);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_name;
+		return err;
 	dentry = start_removing_noperm(mnt->mnt_root, &QSTR(name->name));
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
@@ -971,9 +969,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 
 out_drop_write:
 	mnt_drop_write(mnt);
-out_name:
-	putname(name);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 2a2b3c874acd..812808e5b1b8 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ static int acct_on(const char __user *name)
 	/* Difference from BSD - they don't do O_APPEND */
 	const int open_flags = O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_LARGEFILE;
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = task_active_pid_ns(current);
-	struct filename *pathname __free(putname) = getname(name);
 	struct file *original_file __free(fput) = NULL;	// in that order
 	struct path internal __free(path_put) = {};	// in that order
 	struct file *file __free(fput_sync) = NULL;	// in that order
@@ -226,8 +225,7 @@ static int acct_on(const char __user *name)
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct fs_pin *old;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
-		return PTR_ERR(pathname);
+	CLASS(filename, pathname)(name);
 	original_file = file_open_name(pathname, open_flags, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(original_file))
 		return PTR_ERR(original_file);
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index dd0563a8e0be..86a44b162a87 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2170,29 +2170,6 @@ static struct audit_names *audit_alloc_name(struct audit_context *context,
 }
 
 /**
- * __audit_reusename - fill out filename with info from existing entry
- * @uptr: userland ptr to pathname
- *
- * Search the audit_names list for the current audit context. If there is an
- * existing entry with a matching "uptr" then return the filename
- * associated with that audit_name. If not, return NULL.
- */
-struct filename *
-__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr)
-{
-	struct audit_context *context = audit_context();
-	struct audit_names *n;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (!n->name)
-			continue;
-		if (n->name->uptr == uptr)
-			return refname(n->name);
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/**
  * __audit_getname - add a name to the list
  * @name: name to add
  *
@@ -2214,7 +2191,7 @@ void __audit_getname(struct filename *name)
 	n->name = name;
 	n->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
 	name->aname = n;
-	refname(name);
+	name->refcnt++;
 }
 
 static inline int audit_copy_fcaps(struct audit_names *name,
@@ -2346,7 +2323,7 @@ out_alloc:
 		return;
 	if (name) {
 		n->name = name;
-		refname(name);
+		name->refcnt++;
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -2468,7 +2445,7 @@ void __audit_inode_child(struct inode *parent,
 		if (found_parent) {
 			found_child->name = found_parent->name;
 			found_child->name_len = AUDIT_NAME_FULL;
-			refname(found_child->name);
+			found_child->name->refcnt++;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 40cf59301c21..a6d37902b73d 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -4692,23 +4692,18 @@ static int split_huge_pages_in_file(const char *file_path, pgoff_t off_start,
 				pgoff_t off_end, unsigned int new_order,
 				long in_folio_offset)
 {
-	struct filename *file;
 	struct file *candidate;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	pgoff_t index;
 	int nr_pages = 1;
 	unsigned long total = 0, split = 0;
 	unsigned int min_order;
 	unsigned int target_order;
 
-	file = getname_kernel(file_path);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return ret;
-
+	CLASS(filename_kernel, file)(file_path);
 	candidate = file_open_name(file, O_RDONLY, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(candidate))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_debug("split file-backed THPs in file: %s, page offset: [0x%lx - 0x%lx], new_order: %u, in_folio_offset: %ld\n",
 		 file_path, off_start, off_end, new_order, in_folio_offset);
@@ -4757,12 +4752,8 @@ next:
 	}
 
 	filp_close(candidate, NULL);
-	ret = 0;
-
 	pr_debug("%lu of %lu file-backed THP split\n", split, total);
-out:
-	putname(file);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #define MAX_INPUT_BUF_SZ 255
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 46d2008e4b99..25120cf7c480 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2831,7 +2831,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 	struct file *swap_file, *victim;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct filename *pathname;
 	unsigned int maxpages;
 	int err, found = 0;
 
@@ -2840,14 +2839,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 
 	BUG_ON(!current->mm);
 
-	pathname = getname(specialfile);
-	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
-		return PTR_ERR(pathname);
-
+	CLASS(filename, pathname)(specialfile);
 	victim = file_open_name(pathname, O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
-	err = PTR_ERR(victim);
 	if (IS_ERR(victim))
-		goto out;
+		return PTR_ERR(victim);
 
 	mapping = victim->f_mapping;
 	spin_lock(&swap_lock);
@@ -2964,8 +2959,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(swapoff, const char __user *, specialfile)
 
 out_dput:
 	filp_close(victim, NULL);
-out:
-	putname(pathname);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3392,7 +3385,6 @@ err:
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
 {
 	struct swap_info_struct *si;
-	struct filename *name;
 	struct file *swap_file = NULL;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -3422,12 +3414,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
 	INIT_WORK(&si->discard_work, swap_discard_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&si->reclaim_work, swap_reclaim_work);
 
-	name = getname(specialfile);
-	if (IS_ERR(name)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(name);
-		name = NULL;
-		goto bad_swap;
-	}
+	CLASS(filename, name)(specialfile);
 	swap_file = file_open_name(name, O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE | O_EXCL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(swap_file)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(swap_file);
@@ -3635,8 +3622,6 @@ bad_swap:
 out:
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(folio))
 		folio_release_kmap(folio, swap_header);
-	if (name)
-		putname(name);
 	if (inode)
 		inode_unlock(inode);
 	return error;