diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 7cc70a3..271f51a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-static const char *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *v9fs_vfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index ae062ff..16658ed 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
  */
 
 static const char *
-v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+v9fs_vfs_follow_link_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	char *target;
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
index 9c6a077..da0c334 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
-static const char *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct autofs_info *ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 3a1aefb..46aedac 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 static struct inode *befs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 static void befs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode);
 static void befs_destroy_inodecache(void);
-static const char *befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, void **, struct nameidata *nd);
+static const char *befs_follow_link(struct dentry *, void **);
 static int befs_utf2nls(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
 			char **out, int *out_len);
 static int befs_nls2utf(struct super_block *sb, const char *in, int in_len,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
  * flag is set.
  */
 static const char *
-befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct befs_inode_info *befs_ino = BEFS_I(d_inode(dentry));
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 61012da..a782b22 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Functions related to symlinks */
-extern const char *cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd);
+extern const char *cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, void **cookie);
 extern int cifs_readlink(struct dentry *direntry, char __user *buffer,
 			 int buflen);
 extern int cifs_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 4a439c2..546f86a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 }
 
 const char *
-cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+cifs_follow_link(struct dentry *direntry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(direntry);
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index fac8e85..0ace756 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
 }
 
-static const char *configfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *configfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	int error;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index cdb9d6c..73d20ae 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
 	return rc ? ERR_PTR(rc) : buf;
 }
 
-static const char *ecryptfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *ecryptfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	size_t len;
 	char *buf = ecryptfs_readlink_lower(dentry, &len);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/symlink.c b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
index afec475..ba5bd18 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "xattr.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_ENCRYPTION
-static const char *ext4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *ext4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct page *cpage = NULL;
 	char *caddr, *paddr = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index d294793..cd05a7c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const char *f2fs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *f2fs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
-	const char *link = page_follow_link_light(dentry, cookie, nd);
+	const char *link = page_follow_link_light(dentry, cookie);
 	if (!IS_ERR(link) && !*link) {
 		/* this is broken symlink case */
 		page_put_link(dentry, *cookie);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index f9cb260..d5cdef8 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const char *fuse_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *fuse_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index f59390a..3a1461d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@
  * Returns: 0 on success or error code
  */
 
-static const char *gfs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *gfs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(d_inode(dentry));
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index f650ed6..7b6ed7a 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
 	.setattr	= hostfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static const char *hostfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *hostfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	char *link = __getname();
 	if (link) {
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index b8f24d3..15a774e 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -642,11 +642,11 @@
 						    buflen);
 }
 
-static const char *hppfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *hppfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct dentry *proc_dentry = HPPFS_I(d_inode(dentry))->proc_dentry;
 
-	return d_inode(proc_dentry)->i_op->follow_link(proc_dentry, cookie, nd);
+	return d_inode(proc_dentry)->i_op->follow_link(proc_dentry, cookie);
 }
 
 static void hppfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, void *cookie)
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index 3c7e799..366c5a1 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static const char *kernfs_iop_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *kernfs_iop_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 0c83fde..c5f3373 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_nosetlease);
 
-const char *simple_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+const char *simple_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	return d_inode(dentry)->i_link;
 }
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b57400c..f311f03 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -753,8 +753,9 @@
  * Helper to directly jump to a known parsed path from ->follow_link,
  * caller must have taken a reference to path beforehand.
  */
-void nd_jump_link(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path)
+void nd_jump_link(struct path *path)
 {
+	struct nameidata *nd = current->nameidata;
 	path_put(&nd->path);
 
 	nd->path = *path;
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
 	res = inode->i_link;
 	if (!res) {
-		res = inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &last->cookie, nd);
+		res = inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &last->cookie);
 		if (IS_ERR(res)) {
 out:
 			path_put(&last->link);
@@ -4485,12 +4486,12 @@
 	int res;
 
 	if (!link) {
-		link = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &cookie, NULL);
+		link = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, &cookie);
 		if (IS_ERR(link))
 			return PTR_ERR(link);
 	}
 	res = readlink_copy(buffer, buflen, link);
-	if (cookie && dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
+	if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
 		dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, cookie);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -4523,7 +4524,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_readlink);
 
-const char *page_follow_link_light(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+const char *page_follow_link_light(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	char *res = page_getlink(dentry, &page);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
index c992b20..b6de433 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static const char *nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *nfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct page *page;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 235ad42..9986833 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	void *cookie;
 };
 
-static const char *ovl_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *ovl_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct dentry *realdentry;
 	struct inode *realinode;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 		data->realdentry = realdentry;
 	}
 
-	ret = realinode->i_op->follow_link(realdentry, cookie, nd);
+	ret = realinode->i_op->follow_link(realdentry, cookie);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ret)) {
 		kfree(data);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 52652f8..286a422 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@
 		return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-static const char *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *proc_pid_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct path path;
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	nd_jump_link(nd, &path);
+	nd_jump_link(&path);
 	return NULL;
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index acd51d7..eb35874 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 };
 #endif
 
-static const char *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(d_inode(dentry));
 	if (unlikely(!use_pde(pde)))
diff --git a/fs/proc/namespaces.c b/fs/proc/namespaces.c
index 10d24dd..f6e8354 100644
--- a/fs/proc/namespaces.c
+++ b/fs/proc/namespaces.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	&mntns_operations,
 };
 
-static const char *proc_ns_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *proc_ns_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	const struct proc_ns_operations *ns_ops = PROC_I(inode)->ns_ops;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	if (ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ)) {
 		error = ns_get_path(&ns_path, task, ns_ops);
 		if (!error)
-			nd_jump_link(nd, &ns_path);
+			nd_jump_link(&ns_path);
 	}
 	put_task_struct(task);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/proc/self.c b/fs/proc/self.c
index ad33394..113b8d0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/self.c
+++ b/fs/proc/self.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	return readlink_copy(buffer, buflen, tmp);
 }
 
-static const char *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
diff --git a/fs/proc/thread_self.c b/fs/proc/thread_self.c
index 85c96e0..947b0f4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/thread_self.c
+++ b/fs/proc/thread_self.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	return readlink_copy(buffer, buflen, tmp);
 }
 
-static const char *proc_thread_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie, struct nameidata *nd)
+static const char *proc_thread_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, void **cookie)
 {
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	pid_t tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, ns);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index 26c4dcb..7f51f39 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -416,8 +416,7 @@
 STATIC const char *
 xfs_vn_follow_link(
 	struct dentry		*dentry,
-	void			**cookie,
-	struct nameidata	*nd)
+	void			**cookie)
 {
 	char			*link;
 	int			error = -ENOMEM;