diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 586cb79..ab75df4 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -345,38 +345,34 @@
  * May return a key that's already under construction instead if there was a
  * race between two thread calling request_key().
  */
-static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
-			       const char *description,
+static int construct_alloc_key(struct keyring_search_context *ctx,
 			       struct key *dest_keyring,
 			       unsigned long flags,
 			       struct key_user *user,
 			       struct key **_key)
 {
-	const struct keyring_index_key index_key = {
-		.type		= type,
-		.description	= description,
-		.desc_len	= strlen(description),
-	};
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	unsigned long prealloc;
 	struct key *key;
 	key_perm_t perm;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
 	int ret;
 
-	kenter("%s,%s,,,", type->name, description);
+	kenter("%s,%s,,,",
+	       ctx->index_key.type->name, ctx->index_key.description);
 
 	*_key = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&user->cons_lock);
 
 	perm = KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_SEARCH | KEY_POS_LINK | KEY_POS_SETATTR;
 	perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW;
-	if (type->read)
+	if (ctx->index_key.type->read)
 		perm |= KEY_POS_READ;
-	if (type == &key_type_keyring || type->update)
+	if (ctx->index_key.type == &key_type_keyring ||
+	    ctx->index_key.type->update)
 		perm |= KEY_POS_WRITE;
 
-	key = key_alloc(type, description, cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
+	key = key_alloc(ctx->index_key.type, ctx->index_key.description,
+			ctx->cred->fsuid, ctx->cred->fsgid, ctx->cred,
 			perm, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(key))
 		goto alloc_failed;
@@ -384,7 +380,7 @@
 	set_bit(KEY_FLAG_USER_CONSTRUCT, &key->flags);
 
 	if (dest_keyring) {
-		ret = __key_link_begin(dest_keyring, &index_key, &prealloc);
+		ret = __key_link_begin(dest_keyring, &ctx->index_key, &prealloc);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto link_prealloc_failed;
 	}
@@ -394,8 +390,7 @@
 	 * waited for locks */
 	mutex_lock(&key_construction_mutex);
 
-	key_ref = search_process_keyrings(type, description, type->match,
-					  false, cred);
+	key_ref = search_process_keyrings(ctx);
 	if (!IS_ERR(key_ref))
 		goto key_already_present;
 
@@ -404,7 +399,7 @@
 
 	mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex);
 	if (dest_keyring)
-		__key_link_end(dest_keyring, &index_key, prealloc);
+		__key_link_end(dest_keyring, &ctx->index_key, prealloc);
 	mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock);
 	*_key = key;
 	kleave(" = 0 [%d]", key_serial(key));
@@ -420,7 +415,7 @@
 		ret = __key_link_check_live_key(dest_keyring, key);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			__key_link(dest_keyring, key, &prealloc);
-		__key_link_end(dest_keyring, &index_key, prealloc);
+		__key_link_end(dest_keyring, &ctx->index_key, prealloc);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto link_check_failed;
 	}
@@ -449,8 +444,7 @@
 /*
  * Commence key construction.
  */
-static struct key *construct_key_and_link(struct key_type *type,
-					  const char *description,
+static struct key *construct_key_and_link(struct keyring_search_context *ctx,
 					  const char *callout_info,
 					  size_t callout_len,
 					  void *aux,
@@ -469,8 +463,7 @@
 
 	construct_get_dest_keyring(&dest_keyring);
 
-	ret = construct_alloc_key(type, description, dest_keyring, flags, user,
-				  &key);
+	ret = construct_alloc_key(ctx, dest_keyring, flags, user, &key);
 	key_user_put(user);
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
@@ -534,18 +527,24 @@
 				 struct key *dest_keyring,
 				 unsigned long flags)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+	struct keyring_search_context ctx = {
+		.index_key.type		= type,
+		.index_key.description	= description,
+		.cred			= current_cred(),
+		.match			= type->match,
+		.match_data		= description,
+		.flags			= KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
+	};
 	struct key *key;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
 	int ret;
 
 	kenter("%s,%s,%p,%zu,%p,%p,%lx",
-	       type->name, description, callout_info, callout_len, aux,
-	       dest_keyring, flags);
+	       ctx.index_key.type->name, ctx.index_key.description,
+	       callout_info, callout_len, aux, dest_keyring, flags);
 
 	/* search all the process keyrings for a key */
-	key_ref = search_process_keyrings(type, description, type->match,
-					  false, cred);
+	key_ref = search_process_keyrings(&ctx);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
 		key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
@@ -568,9 +567,8 @@
 		if (!callout_info)
 			goto error;
 
-		key = construct_key_and_link(type, description, callout_info,
-					     callout_len, aux, dest_keyring,
-					     flags);
+		key = construct_key_and_link(&ctx, callout_info, callout_len,
+					     aux, dest_keyring, flags);
 	}
 
 error: