1 files changed, 13 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/fs/cifs/link.c b/kernel/fs/cifs/link.c
index e6c707cc6..e3548f73b 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -626,8 +626,8 @@ cifs_hl_exit:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void *
-cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
+const char *
+cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(direntry);
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
@@ -643,16 +643,18 @@ cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);
-		tlink = NULL;
-		goto out;
+		free_xid(xid);
+		return ERR_CAST(tlink);
 	}
 	tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 	server = tcon->ses->server;
 
 	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
-	if (!full_path)
-		goto out;
+	if (!full_path) {
+		free_xid(xid);
+		cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Full path: %s inode = 0x%p\n", full_path, inode);
 
@@ -670,17 +672,13 @@ cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, struct nameidata *nd)
 						&target_path, cifs_sb);
 
 	kfree(full_path);
-out:
+	free_xid(xid);
+	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		kfree(target_path);
-		target_path = ERR_PTR(rc);
+		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
-
-	free_xid(xid);
-	if (tlink)
-		cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-	nd_set_link(nd, target_path);
-	return NULL;
+	return *cookie = target_path;
 }
 
 int