diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ec72fa1..71807dc 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,25 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * We know there's a real path component here of at least
+ * one character.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long hash_name(const char *name, unsigned int *hashp)
+{
+	unsigned long hash = init_name_hash();
+	unsigned long len = 0, c;
+
+	c = (unsigned char)*name;
+	do {
+		len++;
+		hash = partial_name_hash(c, hash);
+		c = (unsigned char)name[len];
+	} while (c && c != '/');
+	*hashp = end_name_hash(hash);
+	return len;
+}
+
+/*
  * Name resolution.
  * This is the basic name resolution function, turning a pathname into
  * the final dentry. We expect 'base' to be positive and a directory.
@@ -1402,31 +1421,22 @@
 
 	/* At this point we know we have a real path component. */
 	for(;;) {
-		unsigned long hash;
 		struct qstr this;
-		unsigned int c;
+		long len;
 		int type;
 
 		err = may_lookup(nd);
  		if (err)
 			break;
 
+		len = hash_name(name, &this.hash);
 		this.name = name;
-		c = *(const unsigned char *)name;
-
-		hash = init_name_hash();
-		do {
-			name++;
-			hash = partial_name_hash(c, hash);
-			c = *(const unsigned char *)name;
-		} while (c && (c != '/'));
-		this.len = name - (const char *) this.name;
-		this.hash = end_name_hash(hash);
+		this.len = len;
 
 		type = LAST_NORM;
-		if (this.name[0] == '.') switch (this.len) {
+		if (name[0] == '.') switch (len) {
 			case 2:
-				if (this.name[1] == '.') {
+				if (name[1] == '.') {
 					type = LAST_DOTDOT;
 					nd->flags |= LOOKUP_JUMPED;
 				}
@@ -1445,12 +1455,18 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* remove trailing slashes? */
-		if (!c)
+		if (!name[len])
 			goto last_component;
-		while (*++name == '/');
-		if (!*name)
+		/*
+		 * If it wasn't NUL, we know it was '/'. Skip that
+		 * slash, and continue until no more slashes.
+		 */
+		do {
+			len++;
+		} while (unlikely(name[len] == '/'));
+		if (!name[len])
 			goto last_component;
+		name += len;
 
 		err = walk_component(nd, &next, &this, type, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
 		if (err < 0)