1 files changed, 14 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b0b2cf25075b..841c8d9286c0 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -660,29 +660,6 @@ static __always_inline void set_root_rcu(struct nameidata *nd)
 	}
 }
 
-static __always_inline int __follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (IS_ERR(link))
-		goto fail;
-
-	if (*link == '/') {
-		set_root(nd);
-		path_put(&nd->path);
-		nd->path = nd->root;
-		path_get(&nd->root);
-		nd->flags |= LOOKUP_JUMPED;
-	}
-	nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
-
-	ret = link_path_walk(link, nd);
-	return ret;
-fail:
-	path_put(&nd->path);
-	return PTR_ERR(link);
-}
-
 static void path_put_conditional(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	dput(path->dentry);
@@ -874,7 +851,20 @@ follow_link(struct path *link, struct nameidata *nd, void **p)
 	error = 0;
 	s = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (s) {
-		error = __follow_link(nd, s);
+		if (unlikely(IS_ERR(s))) {
+			path_put(&nd->path);
+			put_link(nd, link, *p);
+			return PTR_ERR(s);
+		}
+		if (*s == '/') {
+			set_root(nd);
+			path_put(&nd->path);
+			nd->path = nd->root;
+			path_get(&nd->root);
+			nd->flags |= LOOKUP_JUMPED;
+		}
+		nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
+		error = link_path_walk(s, nd);
 		if (unlikely(error))
 			put_link(nd, link, *p);
 	}